A people's history of the Russian Revolution / Neil Faulkner.
| Author/creator | Faulkner, Neil author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | [London] : Pluto Press, [2017] |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | x, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Summary | The Russian Revolution may well be the most misunderstood event in modern history. Neil Faulkner sets out to debunk the myths. In this fast-paced introduction to the tumultuous events, the Russian people are the heroes. Faulkner shows how a mass movement of millions, organised in democratic assemblies, mobilised for militant action, destroyed a regime of landlords, profiteers and warmongers. He rejects caricatures of Lenin and the Bolsheviks as authoritarian conspirators, 'democratic-centralists' or the progenitors of Stalinist dictatorship. He argues that the Russian Revolution was an explosion of democracy and creativity - and that it was crushed by bloody counter-revolution and replaced with a monstrous form of bureaucratic state-capitalism. Laced with first-hand testimony, this history seeks to rescue the democratic essence of the revolution from its detractors and deniers, offering a perfect primer for the modern reader. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-267) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9780745399041 (Hardback) |
| ISBN | 0745399045 (Hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780745399034 (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0745399037 (Paperback) |
| ISBN | (PDF eBook) |
| ISBN | (Kindle eBook) |
| ISBN | (EPUB eBook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DK265 .F385 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |