October Revolution in Prospect and Retrospect

In a series of probing analytical essays, John Marot tracks the development of Bolshevism through the prism of pre-1917 intra-Russian Social Democratic controversies in politics and philosophy. For 1917, the author presents a critique of social historical interpretation of the Russian Revolution.Turning to NEP Russia, the author applies Robert Brenner's analysis of pre-capitalist modes of producti...