Competing voices from the Russian Revolution
By: edited by Michael C. Hickey
Series: Fighting words
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 616
ISBN-13: 9780313385230; 9780313385247
Description: The Romanovs ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917, so it is no wonder that the overthrow of this long-lived dynasty and the events that followed evoked passionate debate. The Russian Revolution of 1917 was followed by the Russian Civil War, pitting "Red" against "White" and, ultimately, resulting in the establishment of the Soviet Union. How did people react? What did they think? This book presents documents written between July 1914 and mid-January 1918 that underscore the extraordinary richness of public discussion about key events and issues during the 1917 Russian Revolution. The documents present the views, not only of key political figures, but also of ordinary men and women.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Introduction: The context of World War One; title: The war and political elites; title: The war and ordinary people; title: pt. 2. Introduction: February-July 1917; title: Responses to the February Revolution; title: What the Revolution means to me, part I : soldiers, workers, professionals, industrialists, and students; title: What the Revolution means to me, part II : clergy, peasants, aristocratic landowners, women, and national and religious minorities; title: Flash points of conflict: The April crisis; title: Flash points of conflict: The June offensive and the July days; title: pt. 3. Introduction: July-October 1917; title: Two provincial stories; title: Perceptions of crisis in summer and early fall; title: Flash points of conflict: The Kornilov Rebellion; title: Electoral politics : campaigns for local dumas and the Constituent Assembly; title: The Soviets and the constitution of state power in September and October; title: pt. 4. Introduction: The first months of Soviet rule, October 1917-January 1918; title: Flash points of conflict: The October Revolution and creation of a Bolshevik government; title: Flash points of conflict: The Constituent Assembly; title: Endmatter; title: Chronology of major events, July 1914-January 1918; title: Map: Russia in 1917; title: Biographical glossary.