Intelligentsia and revolution : Russian views of Bolshevism, 1917-1922

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Intelligentsia and revolution : Russian views of Bolshevism, 1917-1922

Jane Burbank

Oxford University Press, 1986

  • alk. paper
  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 315-326

Includes index

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alk. paper ISBN 9780195040616

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For five years following the Bolshevik victory in 1917, the Russian revolution inspired a brilliant outburst of theory and criticism among Russian intellectuals struggling to comprehend their country's vast social upheaval. Much of their intense speculation focused on issues that are still hotly debated: Was this socialism? Why had the revolution happened in Russia? What did Bolshevik power mean for Russia and the Western world? This compelling study recovers these early responses, and analyzes the specific ideological context out of which they emerged. Jane Burbank explores the ideas and experiences of diverse prominent intellectuals, ranging from the monarchists on the right to the Mensheviks, Socialist revolutionaries, and Anarchists on the left. Following these thinkers through the turbulent years of civil war and the rebuilding of state power, she shows how revolution both revitalized their political culture, and exposed the fragile basis of its existence.
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: pbk ISBN 9780195045734

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Professor Burbank recovers and analyses a large body of literature by intellectuals in the years following the Revolution, works which represent the entire political spectrum, and which are especially relevant during Gorbachev's search for alternative political and economic systems for the Soviet Union. This important research is a major contribution to understanding the complexities of the Revolution and its aftermath.

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