During the first two months of 1917 Russia was still a Romanov monarchy. Eight months later the Bolsheviks stood at the helm. They were little known to anybody when the year began, and their leaders were still under indictment for state treason when they came to power. You will not find another such sharp turn in history especially if you remember that it involves a nation of 150 million people. It is clear that the events of 1917, whatever you think of them, deserve study.”
--Leon Trotsky, from History of the Russian Revolution
Regarded by many as among the most powerful works of history ever written, this book offers an unparalleled account of one of the most pivotal and hotly debated events in world history. This book reveals, from the perspective of one of its central actors, the Russian Revolution’s profoundly democratic, emancipatory character.
Originally published in three parts, Trotsky’s masterpiece is collected here in a single volume. It serves as the most vital and inspiring record of the Russian Revolution to date.
Author(s): Leon Trotsky
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Year: 2008
Language: English
Commentary: Translated by Max Eastman
Pages: 992
Tags: Russia;USSR;History;Dictatorship;Soviet Union;Bolshevism;Communism;Socialism;Russian Revolution;Lenin
A Note About the Author
Preface
VOLUME ONE - The Overthrow of Tsarism
Chapter 1 - Peculiarities of Russia’s Development
Chapter 2 - Tsarist Russia in the War
Chapter 3 - The Proletariat and the Peasantry
Chapter 4 - The Tsar and the Tsarina
Chapter 5 - The Idea of a Palace Revolution
Chapter 6 - The Death Agony of the Monarchy
Chapter 7 - Five Days (FEBRUARY 23-27, 1917)
Chapter 8 - Who Led the February Insurrection?
Chapter 9 - The Paradox of the February Revolution
Chapter 10 - The New Power
Chapter 11 - Dual Power
Chapter 12 - The Executive Committee
Chapter 13 - The Army and the War
Chapter 14 - The Ruling Group and the War
Chapter 15 - The Bolsheviks and Lenin
Chapter 16 - Rearming the Party
Chapter 17 - The April Days
Chapter 18 - The First Coalition
Chapter 19 - The Offensive
Chapter 20 - The Peasantry
Chapter 21 - Shifts in the Masses
Chapter 22 - The Congress of Soviets and the June Demonstration
VOLUME TWO - The History of the Russian Revolution
Chapter 23 - The July Days: Preparation and Beginning
Chapter 24 - The July Days: Culmination and Rout
Chapter 25 - Could the Bolsheviks Have Seized the Power in July?
Chapter 26 - The Month of the Great Slander
Chapter 27 - The Counterrevolution Lifts Its Head
Chapter 28 - Kerensky and Kornilov
Chapter 29 - The State Conference in Moscow
Chapter 30 - Kerensky’s Plot
Chapter 31 - Kornilov’s Insurrection
Chapter 32 - The Bourgeoisie Measures Strength with the Democracy
Chapter 33 - The Masses Under Attack
Chapter 34 - The Rising Tide
Chapter 35 - The Bolsheviks and the Soviets
Chapter 36 - The Last Coalition
VOLUME THREE - The Triumph of the Soviets
Chapter 37 - The Peasantry Before October
Chapter 38 - The Problem of Nationalities
Chapter 39 - Withdrawal from the Pre-Parliament and Struggle for the Congress ...
Chapter 40 - The Military Revolutionary The Military Revolutionary Committee
Chapter 41 - Lenin Summons to Insurrection
Chapter 42 - The Art of Insurrection
Chapter 43 - The Conquest of the Capital
Chapter 44 - The Capture of the Winter Palace
Chapter 45 - The October Insurrection
Chapter 46 - The Congress of the Soviet Dictatorship
Conclusion
Appendix
Chronological Table
A Short List of Principal Persons
A Short List of Principal Places
A Brief Glossary of Unfamiliar Terms or Terms Used Throughout This Book in a ...
A List of Parties and Political Groups
Index
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