Romancing the revolution [electronic resource] : the myth of Soviet democracy and the British Left / Ian Bullock.
2011
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Title
Romancing the revolution [electronic resource] : the myth of Soviet democracy and the British Left / Ian Bullock.
Published
Edmonton : AU Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Description
1 online resource (xix, 417 p.)
Summary
"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, Romancing the Revolution traces the reactions of the British Left to the idealized concept of Soviet democracy. Focusing on the turbulent period after the 1917 Russian Revolution, author Ian Bullock examines the impact of the myth of Soviet democracy: the belief that Russia was embarking on a brave experiment in a form of popular government more genuine and advanced than even the best forms of parliamentarism. Romancing the Revolution uncovers the imprint of this myth on left-wing organizations and their publications, ranging from those that presented themselves as 'British Bolsheviks' -- the British Socialist party and The Call, the Socialist Labour party's The Socialist, Sylvia Pankhurst's Workers' Dreadnought--to the much more equivocal Labour Leader and The New Statesmen."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-407) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Well-prepared ground: the British left on the eve of the Russian Revolution
Intitial 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 Socialists and the reaction to Kautsky
The dictatorship of the Proletariat
The independent Labour Party and the third international
"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 internationals: "Left Communism" and Soviet Democracy
The early British Communist party: Soviet Democracy deferred and redefined
Endings and conclusions.
Well-prepared ground: the British left on the eve of the Russian Revolution
Intitial 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 Socialists and the reaction to Kautsky
The dictatorship of the Proletariat
The independent Labour Party and the third international
"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 internationals: "Left Communism" and Soviet Democracy
The early British Communist party: Soviet Democracy deferred and redefined
Endings and conclusions.
Reproduction
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2022. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book])
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