The History of the Russian Revolution: The overthrow of tzarism ; Vol. 2: The attempted counter-revolution ; Vol. 3: The triumph of the Soviets

Three volumes separately paginated but bound as one: VOL. 1 The Overthrow of Tzarism Preface Peculiarities of Russia’s Development Tzarist Russia in the War The Proletariat & the Peasantry The Tzar & Tzarina The Idea of a Palace Revolution The Death Agony of the Monarchy Five Days Who Led the February Insurrection? The Paradox of the February Revolution The New Power Dual Power The Executive Committee The Army & the War The Ruling Group & the War The Bolsheviks & Lenin Rearming the Party The April Days The 1st Coalition The Offensive The Peasantry Shifts in the Masses Soviet Congress & the June Demonstration Conclusion Chronological Table for Volume 1 App. 1 App. 2 App. 3 VOL. 2 The Attempted Counter-Revolution Introduction to Volumes 2 & 3 The July Days: Preparation & Beginning The July Days: Culmination & Rout Could the Bolsheviks Have Seized the Power? The Month of the Great Slander The Counter-Revolution Lifts Its Head Kerensky & Kornilov The State Conference in Moscow Kerensky’s Plot Kornilov’s Insurrection The Bourgeoisie Measures Strength w/the Democracy The Masses Under Attack The Rising Tide The Bolsheviks & the Soviets The Last Coalition VOL. 3 The Triumph of the Soviets The Peasantry Before October The Problem of Nationalities W/drawal from the Pre-Parliament & Struggle for the Soviet Congress The Military-Revolutionary Committee Lenin Summons to Insurrection The Art of Insurrection The Conquest of the Capital The Capture of the Winter Palace The October Insurrection The Congress of the Soviet Dictatorship Conclusion App. 1: Some Legends of the Bureaucracy App. 2: Socialism in a Separate Country App. 3: Historic References on the Theory of Permanent Revolution V.1 The Overthrow Of Tzarism -- V.2. The Attempted Counter-revolution -- V.3. The Triumph Of The Soviets. Leon Trotsky ; [translated By Max Eastman]. Translation Of: Istori︠a︡ Russkoĭ Revoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii. A Pathfinder Book. Includes Index. The social, economic, and political dynamics of the first socialist revolution as explained by one of the principal leaders of this victorious struggle that changed the course of history in the twentieth century. The fundamental and most stable feature of Russian history is the slow tempo of her development, with the economic backwardness, primitiveness of social forms and low level of culture resulting from it. Read the 1932 English edition online at [marxists.org][1]. [1]: http://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/1930/hrr/index.htm