Red Petrograd: Revolution in the Factories, 1917-1918

Author:   S. A. Smith
Publisher:   Haymarket Books
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Pages:   360
Publication Date:   14 November 2017
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""Justly celebrated as a towering, vivid, historically vital work.""-China Miville When the Russian autocracy fell in February 1917, workers across Petrograd took it as a signal to begin democratizing every aspect of their lives, including their working lives. In this classic study, S.A. Smith vividly captures the creation, development, and expansion of the factory councils across the city. S.A. Smith taught at Essex University, the European University in Florence, was a senior research fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, and currently teaches at Oxford University. He edits the journal Past and Present.

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Author:   S. A. Smith
Publisher:   Haymarket Books
Imprint:   Haymarket Books
ISBN:  

9781608468638


ISBN 10:   1608468631
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   14 November 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Justly celebrated as a towering, vivid, historically vital work. --China Mieville The classic study of the role and behavior of Petrograd factory workers during the Great Russian Revolution. Based on thorough study of the relevant sources, Smith presents a nuanced, compelling sense of the ultimately decisive dialectical relationship between the powerful revolution from below and the triumph of Bolshevism in Red Petrograd. --Alexander Rabinowitch, author, The Bolsheviks Come to Power The classic study of the role and behavior of Petrograd factory workers during the Great Russian Revolution. Based on thorough study of the relevant sources, Smith presents a nuanced, compelling sense of the ultimately decisive dialectical relationship between the powerful revolution from below and the triumph of Bolshevism in Red Petrograd. --Alexander Rabinowitch, author, The Bolsheviks Come to Power


Justly celebrated as a towering, vivid, historically vital work. --China Mieville The classic study of the role and behavior of Petrograd factory workers during the Great Russian Revolution. Based on thorough study of the relevant sources, Smith presents a nuanced, compelling sense of the ultimately decisive dialectical relationship between the powerful revolution from below and the triumph of Bolshevism in Red Petrograd. --Alexander Rabinowitch, author, The Bolsheviks Come to Power


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S.A. Smith taught at Essex University, the European University in Florence, was a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, and currently teaches at Oxford University. He edits the journal, Past and Present, and has authored numerous books and articles.

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