The Bolsheviks Come to Power: the Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd by Alexander Rabinowitch - 2015

Aakar Books, 2015. First edition. Softcover. New. The Bolsheviks Come to Power remains the best book on the 1917 Russian revolution ‰ÛÒ a seminal study of events that shaped history for decades and continues to do so even today. 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.‰Û ‰ÛÒ Stephen F. Cohen, New York University During the months following the collapse of the tsarist regime in war-torn Russia, the Bolshevik Party emerged from obscurity to overthrow the Provisional Government and establish the world‰Ûªs first communist government. In this absorbing narrative, Alexander Rabinowitch refutes the Soviet myth that the party‰Ûªs triumph in the October Revolution was inevitable, as well as the long-held view of many Western historians that the Bolsheviks won primarily because of their unity, discipline, and responsiveness to Lenin‰Ûªs revolutionary leadership. Exploring the changing situation and aspirations of workers, soldiers, and Baltic fleet sailors in Petrograd, Rabinowitch‰Ûªs classic account reveals the critical link between the party‰Ûªs revolutionary tactics and the Petrograd masses. Printed Pages: 429.