Title: Socialism in Georgian colors : the European road to social democracy, 1883-1917 /
Authors: Jones, Stephen F.
Publisher: Harvard University Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Socialism Georgia (Republic) History.; Socialism Caucasus, South History.; Mensheviks History.; Socialism Georgia (Republic); Socialism Caucasus, South.; Russia (Federation) History
Abstract: "Georgian social democracy was the most successful social democratic movement in the Russian Empire. Despite its small size, it produced many of the leading revolutionary figures of 1917, including Irakli Tsereteli, Karlo Chkheidze, and Joseph Stalin. In the first of two volumes, Stephen Jones writes the first history in English of this neglected national movement, which represented one of the earliest examples of European social democracy at the turn of the twentieth century."--Jacket.
Contents: The historical context -- Georgian social democracy's national roots -- The mesame dasi -- The working people -- The split at home -- The Gurian Republic -- The year 1905 : shattered dreams -- New directions -- War and revolution.