Revolutionary Russia: New Approaches to the Russian Revolution of 1917 (Rewriting Histories)

Annotation This collection presents the major recent writings on the Russian Revolution and its context. It brings together key texts to illustrate new interpretive approaches and covers the central topics and themes. Together, the chapters in this volume form a coherent representation of both the events and the theories and debates that relate to them Preliminaries......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 6 Series editor’s preface......Page 9 Acknowledgments......Page 15 Glossary......Page 17 Note on spelling and dates......Page 20 Chronology......Page 21 Introduction......Page 24 PART I The varieties of social history......Page 34 1 Petrograd in 1917 the view from below......Page 36 2 Strikes and revolution in Russia 1917......Page 56 3 Crime police and mob justice in Petrograd during the Russian revolutions of 1917......Page 69 4 Democracy in the political consciousness of the February revolution......Page 98 5 The Russian Revolution of 1917 and its language in the village......Page 114 6 National revolutions and civil war in Russia......Page 142 7 From rhapsody to threnody Russia’s Provisional Government in Socialist Revolutionary eyes February July 1917......Page 166 8 The rise and fall of Smolensk’s moderate socialists the politics of class and the rhetoric of crisis in 1917......Page 182 9 Lenin Trotskii and the arts of insurrection the Congress of Soviets of the Northern Region 11 13 October 1917......Page 210 10 All power to the soviets the Bolsheviks take power......Page 234 11 The All Russian Constituent Assembly and the democratic alternative two views of the problem......Page 266 Further reading......Page 290 Petrograd In 1917 : The View From Below / Steve A. Smith -- Strikes And Revolution In Russia, 1917 / Diane P. Koenker And William G. Rosenberg -- Crime, Police, And Mob Justice In Petrograd During The Russian Revolutions Of 1917 / Tsuyoshi Hasegawa -- Democracy In The Political Consciousness Of The February Revolution / Boris Ivanovich Kolonitskii -- The Russian Revolution Of 1917 And Its Language In The Village / Orlando Figes -- National Revolutions And Civil War In Russia / Ronald Grigor Suny -- From Rhapsody To Threnody : Russia's Provisional Government In Socialist-revolutionary Eyes, February-july 1917 / Michael S. Melancon -- The Rise And Fall Of Smolensk's Moderate Socialists : The Politics Of Class And The Rhetoric Of Crisis In 1917 / Michael C. Hickey -- Lenin, Trotskii And The Arts Of Insurrection : The Congress Of Soviets Of The Northern Region, 11-13 October 1917 / James D. White -- All Power To The Soviets : The Bolsheviks Take Power / Rex A. Wade -- The All-russian Constituent Assembly And The Democratic Alternative : Two Views Of The Problem / Lev Grigorʹevich Protasov. Edited By Rex A. Wade. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 267-269) And Index. The Russian Revolution of 1917 is one of the crucial events of the modern era and is central to understanding the modern world and its history. The repercussions of 1917 are still evident today. Historians have long focused on the rise of Lenin and the Bolsheviks in the revolution, but more recently the events of 1917 have been interpreted using other approaches: social, cultural, or linguistic. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, increasing attention has also been paid to issues of nationality and ethnicity. This collection presents major recent writings on the Revolution and its context. It brings together key texts to illustrate the new interpretive approaches and covers the central topics and themes. Together, the chapters in this volume form a coherent representation of both the events and the theories and debates that relates to them