The charisma of world revolution : revolutionary Internationalism in early Soviet society, 1917-1927

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The charisma of world revolution : revolutionary Internationalism in early Soviet society, 1917-1927

by Gleb J. Albert ; translated by Zachary Murphy King

(Historical materialism book series, v. 272)

Brill, c2023

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Das Charisma der Weltrevolution : revolutionärer Internationalismus in der frühen Sowjetgesellschaft 1917-1927

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Translation of: Das Charisma der Weltrevolution : revolutionärer Internationalismus in der frühen Sowjetgesellschaft 1917-1927. Köln : Böhlau, 2017

Includes bibliographical references (p. [501]-563) and indexes

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That the idea of world revolution was crucial for the Bolshevik leaders in the years following the 1917 revolution is a well-known fact. But what did the party's rank and file make of it? How did it resonate with the general population? And what can a social history of international solidarity tell us about the transformation of Soviet society from NEP to Stalinism? This book undertakes the first in-depth analysis of the discourses and practices of internationalism in early Soviet society during the years of revolution, civil war and NEP, using forgotten archival materials and contemporary sources.

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Acknowledgements Abbreviations Editorial Note 1 Introduction 2 'World Revolution', the Bolsheviks and Soviet Society 1 Bolshevik Internationalism through the World War and Revolution 2 1918/19, 1923, 1926: Three World-Revolutionary 'Windows of Opportunity' in Their Soviet Reflection 3 Activists and the Charisma of World Revolution 1 Activists, Opportunists and Functionaries: Types of Early Soviet Political Actors 2 The World Revolution as a 'Delightful Thing' 3 Communist World Society or Russian Domination? Activists Imagine the Future 4 Internationalist Practices I: Charisma and Activism between the Revolution and NEP 1 Informing, Performing and Intervening: Public Speech about the World Revolution 2 Internationalist Greeting Messages and Their Authors 3 The Bolshevik Provincial Press: From Activist Mouthpiece to 'Mass' Newspaper 5 Internationalism and the Soviet 'Masses' 1 Ways and Means of Transmitting Internationalist Knowledge 2 Reactions of the 'Masses': Disinterest, Resistance, Appropriation 6 MOPR: The Institutionalisation of International Solidarity in the obshchestvennost' 7 International Practices II: Activism and obshchestvennost' from NEP to Stalinism 1 Donations and Fundraising: Class Solidarity, Philanthropy and Entertainment 2 Objects and Subjects of 'Shefstvo': Comparing Two Types of International Sponsorship 3 Internationalist Pen Pal Correspondence - Collective and Individual 4 Banners Wanted: The Twists and Turns of International Flag Exchange 5 Dealing with Comrades from Abroad: Foreign Representatives of the Labour Movement in the Soviet Union 8 A Practice Forestalled: Going Abroad for the World Revolution 9 Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index

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