1917: The October Revolution
It is now 100 years since the Great October Revolution of 1917, one of the most remarkable events of the 20th century. An autocratic monarchy governing over an emergent capitalist … Watch video »
It is now 100 years since the Great October Revolution of 1917, one of the most remarkable events of the 20th century. An autocratic monarchy governing over an emergent capitalist economy was swept aside, in a series of revolutionary ruptures between February and October, and replaced by a socialist state under the leadership of the Bolsheviks. The trajectory, meaning, strategy and tactics, and, finally, the complete reversal of the Revolution has sparked sharp debate, and division, to this day. Here is only a sample, from Eisenstein to Mieville, to Lenin’s classic text, The State and Revolution.
Resources:
- Tariq Ali, “Top 10 books about the Russian Revolution”
- Eric Blanc, “Before Lenin: Bolshevik Theory and Practice in February 1917 Revisited”
- Eric Blanc, “National Liberation and Bolshevism Reexamined”
- Michael Hirsch, “Bolsheviks and Beyond: Revisiting John Reed’s Ten Days that Shook the World”
- John Reed, Ten Days that Shook the World
- Leon Trotsky, The History of the Russian Revolution
- Project 1917
- Socialist Register 2017, Rethinking Revolution
