A major contribution to the historiography of the world in the 20th century, The Bolsheviks in Power focuses on the fateful first year of Soviet rule in Petrograd. It examines events that profoundly shaped the Soviet political system that endured through most of the 20th century. Drawing largely from previously inaccessible Soviet archives, it demolishes standard interpretations of the origins of Soviet authoritarianism by demonstrating that the Soviet system evolved ad hoc as the Bolsheviks struggled to retain political power amid spiraling political, social, economic, and military crises. The book covers issues such as the rapid fall of influential moderate Bolsheviks, the formation of the dreaded Cheka, the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly, the Red Terror, the national government's flight to Moscow, and the subsequent rivalry between Russia's new and old capitals.

The Bolsheviks in Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd

Rabinowitch, Alexander

Indiana University Press

"... an expert work... remarkable for its objectivity, judiciousness, and its sure handling of the available evidence." ―Political Science Quarterly
"... a fine piece of historical writing." ―Soviet Studies
"An able and scholarly inquiry into the perplexing abortive Petrograd uprising of June and July 1917... a very interesting view of revolutionary action on the local level." ―Foreign Affairs
First published in 1968, this pioneering study of revolutionary events in Petrograd in the summer of 1917 revised the established view of the Bolsheviks as a monolithic party. Rabinowitch documents how the party's pluralistic nature had crucial implications for the outcome of the revolution in October.

Prelude to Revolution: The Petrograd Bolsheviks and the July 1917 Uprising (A Midland Book)

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A major contribution to the historiography of the world in the 20th century, The Bolsheviks in Power focuses on the fateful first year of Soviet rule in Petrograd. It examines events that profoundly shaped the Soviet political system that endured through most of the 20th century. Drawing largely from previously inaccessible Soviet archives, it demolishes standard interpretations of the origins of Soviet authoritarianism by demonstrating that the Soviet system evolved ad hoc as the Bolsheviks struggled to retain political power amid spiraling political, social, economic, and military crises. The book covers issues such as the rapid fall of influential moderate Bolsheviks, the formation of the dreaded Cheka, the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly, the Red Terror, the national government's flight to Moscow, and the subsequent rivalry between Russia's new and old capitals.

"... an expert work... remarkable for its objectivity, judiciousness, and its sure handling of the available evidence." ―Political Science Quarterly"... a fine piece of historical writing." ―Soviet Studies"An able and scholarly inquiry into the perplexing abortive Petrograd uprising of June and July 1917... a very interesting view of revolutionary action on the local level." ―Foreign AffairsFirst published in 1968, this pioneering study of revolutionary events in Petrograd in the summer of 1917 revised the established view of the Bolsheviks as a monolithic party. Rabinowitch documents how the party's pluralistic nature had crucial implications for the outcome of the revolution in October.

Prelude to Revolution: The Petrograd Bolsheviks and the July 1917 Uprising (English Solo Song)

Russia

A major contribution to the historiography of the world in the 20th century, The Bolsheviks in Power focuses on the fateful first year of Soviet rule in Petrograd. It examines events that profoundly shaped the Soviet political system that endured through most of the 20th century. Drawing largely from previously inaccessible Soviet archives, it demolishes standard interpretations of the origins of Soviet authoritarianism by demonstrating that the Soviet system evolved ad hoc as the Bolsheviks struggled to retain political power amid spiraling political, social, economic, and military crises. The book covers issues such as the rapid fall of influential moderate Bolsheviks, the formation of the dreaded Cheka, the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly, the Red Terror, the national government's flight to Moscow, and the subsequent rivalry between Russia's new and old capitals.

Documents the collapse of the Kerensky government, the abortive July uprising, General Kornilov's unsuccessful coup attempt, and the strategies and tactics of Lenin that led to the Bolsheviks' establishment of a Communist government

The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

'The best volume on the Russian Revolution in years . . . What is so valuable about the book is that it undoes both rigid stereotypes: that the Leninism is inherently and always 'correct', pointing straight toward revolutionary triumph, and that of Leninism as always rigidly authoritarian, pointing straight toward dictatorship. A first-rate piece of work.' Irving Howe 'Alexander Rabinowitch . . . has written what is perhaps the fullest and most reliable account of the Bolshevik seizure of power currently available in English . . . Based on a solid command of the sources, it is scholarly and well documented yet accessible to the general reader, with its clear and vigorous style and interesting illustrations . . . Should be read by every person interested in the Russian Revolution.' Paul Avrich, Russian Review 'The Bolsheviks Come To Power is one of the most important books on the Russian Revolution of 1917 to appear in many years. It is revisionist scholarship in the best and truest sense. Both political and social history, it greatly expands on our detailed knowledge of the turbulent events of that year, while deepening and revising our understanding of the Bolshevik Party and the social factors that brought it to power.' Stephen F. Cohen

Pluto Press

This history of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Petrograd (St. Petersburg), first published in 1976, is probably most notable in the emphasis author Rabinowitch (emeritus, Russian history, Indiana U.) places on the relationships between the Bolshevik party leadership, the rank and file of the party, and the masses. The author downplays the role of party discipline in gaining power, suggesting that the party's decentralized, democratic structure and mass character in 1917 were major factors in winning over the support of workers and, crucially, military troops. 

The Bolsheviks Come To Power: The Revolution Of 1917 In Petrograd

Pluto Pr

Bolsheviks Come To Power 2E Petrograd

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Pluto Press (UK)

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The Bolsheviks in Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd

Prelude to Revolution: The Petrograd Bolsheviks and the July 1917 Uprising (A Midland Book)

The Bolsheviks in Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd

Prelude to Revolution: The Petrograd Bolsheviks and the July 1917 Uprising (English Solo Song)

The Bolsheviks in Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd

The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd

The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd

The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd

The Bolsheviks Come To Power: The Revolution Of 1917 In Petrograd

Bolsheviks Come To Power 2E Petrograd