The Origins of the Russian Revolution, 1861û1917

by Wood; Alan

• ISBN13: 9780415307345
• ISBN10: 0415307341
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2003-09-09
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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 state archives.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface to the second edition	x
Preface to the third edition	xiii
Notes and acknowledgements	xvi
Chronological table of events	xvii
Map: Russian Empire: late 19th and early 20th centuries	xxi
1 Introduction	1	(2)
2 Autocracy and opposition	3	(9)
3 Reform and reaction	12	(15)
4 Rebellion and constitution	27	(12)
5 Tar and the February Revolution	39	(11)
6 Dual power and the October Revolution	50	(14)
7 Interpretations and conclusions	64	(7)
Suggestions for further reading	71	(6)
Glossary of Russian technical terms	77	(2)
Biographical notes	79	(13)
Index	92