The Russian Revolution (36 page)

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Authors: Sheila Fitzpatrick

Tags: #History, #Europe, #General, #Modern, #20th Century, #Political Science, #Political Ideologies, #Communism; Post-Communism & Socialism, #Military, #World War I

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
i The Setting
The society
The revolutionary tradition
The 1905 Revolution and its aftermath; the First World War
2 1917: The Revolutions of February and October
The February Revolution and `dual power'
The Bolsheviks
The popular revolution
The political crises of the summer
The October Revolution
3 The Civil War
The Civil War, the Red Army, and the Cheka
War Communism
Visions of the new world
The Bolsheviks in power
4 NEP and the Future of the Revolution
The discipline of retreat
The problem of bureaucracy
The leadership struggle
Building socialism in one country
5 Stalin's Revolution
Stalin versus the Right
The industrialization drive
Collectivization
Cultural Revolution
6 Ending the Revolution
`Revolution accomplished'
`Revolution betrayed'
The Terror
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

i The Setting

The society

The revolutionary tradition

The 1905 Revolution and its aftermath; the First World War

2 1917: The Revolutions of February and October

The February Revolution and `dual power'

The Bolsheviks

The popular revolution

The political crises of the summer

The October Revolution

3 The Civil War

The Civil War, the Red Army, and the Cheka

War Communism

Visions of the new world

The Bolsheviks in power

4 NEP and the Future of the Revolution

The discipline of retreat

The problem of bureaucracy

The leadership struggle

Building socialism in one country

5 Stalin's Revolution

Stalin versus the Right

The industrialization drive

Collectivization

Cultural Revolution

6 Ending the Revolution

`Revolution accomplished'

`Revolution betrayed'

The Terror

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

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