Romancing the revolution : the myth of Soviet democracy and the British Left /

Over two decades have passed since the collapse of the USSR, yet the words "Soviet Union" still carry significant weight in the collective memory of millions. But how often do we consider the true meaning of the term "Soviet"? Drawing extensively on left-wing press archives, Roma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bullock, Ian, 1941- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edmonton, AB : AU Press, [2011]
Colección:Online access: OAPEN DOAB Directory of Open Access Books.
Temas:
1900-1999
Socialist parties > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Socialism > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Partis socialistes > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Socialisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
Politics and government
Public opinion, British
Socialism
Socialist parties
Soviet Union > Foreign public opinion, British.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1917-1936.
URSS > Opinion publique britannique.
URSS > Politique et gouvernement > 1917-1936.
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Soviet democracy
Bolsheviks
Russian revolution
British left wing
Proletariat
First World War
Electronic books.
Livres numériques.
e-books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Well prepared ground : the British left on the eve of the Russian Revolution
  • Initial responses to the Russian Revolution : the British left in 1917 and the Leeds "Soviet" Convention
  • The Bolsheviks and the British left : the October Revolution and the suppression of the Constituent Assembly
  • The myth established : the positive view of Soviet democracy
  • Polarized Social-Democrats : denunciation and debate
  • Equivocal reformists : the Independent Labour Party, the Guild Socialist, and the reaction to Kautsky
  • The dictatorship of the Proletariat
  • The Independent Labour Party and the Third International : a crucial test for belief in Soviet Democracy
  • "An infantile disorder" : communist unity and the brief life of the Communist Party (British Section of the Third International)
  • British Bolsheviks? : The Socialist Labour Party
  • Pankhurst's Dreadnought and the (original) Fourth International : "Left Communism" and Soviet Democracy
  • The early British Communist Party : Soviet democracy deferred and redefined
  • Endings and conclusions.

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