ABSTRACT

Alan Wood provides a concise introduction to the Russian Revolution and its origins dating back to the emancipation of the Russian peasant serfs in 1861. The third edition of this successful pamphlet brings the historiography up to date to include the multitude of research in the last ten years that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union and the opening up of the archives.

chapter 1|2 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|9 pages

Autocracy and opposition

chapter 3|15 pages

Reform and reaction

chapter 4|12 pages

Rebellion and constitution

chapter 5|10 pages

War and the February Revolution

chapter 6|14 pages

Dual power and the October Revolution

chapter 7|6 pages

Interpretations and conclusions