Why Study the Russian Revolution: Centennial Lectures of the International Committee of the Fourth International - Brossura

North, David; Williams, Fred; Kishore, Joseph

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ISBN 10: 1893638758 ISBN 13: 9781893638754

Casa editrice: Mehring Books, 2017

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he 1917 Russian Revolution of was the most significant event of the 20th Century. The taking of power by the Russian working class, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky, transformed the course of human history and still reverberates to this day.Between February and October 1917, Russia was shaken by two monumental revolutions. The first overthrew the Romanov aristocracy that had ruled for more than 300 years. The second overthrew the bourgeois Provisional Government and established the first socialist workers state in history.These events continue to generate debate and controversy. The essays in this volume are unique, in that they are written from a Marxist perspective, looking back from the vantage point of 100 years, and putting the events of 1917 in a contemporary perspective, under conditions of a world wracked by immense social and political contradictions.

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Between February and October 1917, russia was shaken by two monumental revolutions. The first overthrew the Romanov autocracy that had ruled the country for more the 300 years. The second overthrew the bourgeois Provisional Government and established the first socialist workers state in history. One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, the events of 1917, their consequences, and their lessons remain the subject of the most intense and bitter controversy.This volume contains lectures and essays written by leading members of the Inernational Committee of the Fourth International to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution. The contents of this volume are unique in that they are written from a Marxist perspective. The authors stress the contemporary relevance of the lessons of 1917 for a world wracked once again by a global crisis of the capitalist system.

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• Editore: Mehring Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1893638758
• ISBN 13: 9781893638754
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 210
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile