Biblioteca / 1970-1979
Robert Daniels, editor. The Russian Revolution.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1972.
vii, 184 páginas.
CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction
I – THE FALL OF THE TSAR
Causes of the Revolution: An Inside View
The February Revolution
The Formation of the Provisional Government
The Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies
The Abdication of Nicholas
Order Number One
Lenin Calls for a New Revolution
II – THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT IN CRISIS
The April Crisis
Kerensky and the Offensive
The Bolshevik Military Organization
The July Days
The Kornilov Movement
III – THE SOCIAL REVOLUTION
Economic Breakdown
The Workers’ Revolution
The Soldiers’ Revolution
The Nationalities’ Revolution
The Peasants’ Revolution
IV – THE BOLSHEVIKS PREPARE
Lenin Calls for Insurrection
The Central Committee’s Decision
The Opposition of Zinoviev and Kamenev
Hesitation in the Bolshevik Ranks
Lenin’s Plans
Formation of the Military-Revolutionary Committee
The Defiance of Governmental Authority
V – THE OCTOBER UPRISING
The Government Raid
The Central Committee’s Response
The Disintegration of the Provisional Government
The Occupation of Key Points
Lenin Responds to the Action
Trotsky on Power through the Soviets
Lenin’s Return to Smolny
The Midnight Take-over
The Seizure of Power
The Siege of the Winter Palace: The Attackers
The Siege of the Winter Palace: The Defenders
VI – THE CONSOLIDATION OF SOVIET POWER
The Soviet Government
The Promises of Revolution
Lenin on Party Dictatorship
Resistance Begins: Moscow
The Secret Police
The Dissolution of the Constituent Assembly
Further Readings