The introduction to Autocracy, Capitalism, and Revolution in Russia explores the unique social, economic, and political dynamics that shaped the 1917 Russian Revolution. Unlike other modern revolutions, such as the French or English cases, where industrialization played a secondary role, the Russian Revolution was heavily influenced by its emerging industrial proletariat. Concentrated in urban centers like Petrograd and Moscow, this working class became a pivotal revolutionary force despite its relatively small size. The ...
Read More
The introduction to Autocracy, Capitalism, and Revolution in Russia explores the unique social, economic, and political dynamics that shaped the 1917 Russian Revolution. Unlike other modern revolutions, such as the French or English cases, where industrialization played a secondary role, the Russian Revolution was heavily influenced by its emerging industrial proletariat. Concentrated in urban centers like Petrograd and Moscow, this working class became a pivotal revolutionary force despite its relatively small size. The revolution itself was multifaceted, encompassing a proletarian uprising against capitalism, a peasant revolt against landowners, soldiers' rebellions, and even elements of a bourgeois revolution against autocracy. The interplay of these forces created a complex revolutionary process, with labor militancy at its core. Severe repression under tsarist autocracy stifled formal worker organizations, but this repression also fueled sporadic bursts of radical action, making the Russian labor movement distinctly revolutionary. The book argues that the Russian revolution cannot be understood without considering the contradictions of autocratic capitalism, which hindered reform and radicalized the labor movement. It integrates structural and agency-based perspectives, showing how social movements both emerged from and shaped these contradictions. The inability of the tsarist regime to allow for moderate worker organizations or adapt to modern industrial capitalism undermined its legitimacy and set the stage for the Bolshevik victory. However, this outcome was not inevitable but one of several possible resolutions to the crises of the old regime. By analyzing the labor movement's development, its interactions with the state, and its role in the revolution, the study highlights the unique characteristics of Russia's revolutionary experience and its broader implications for understanding social and political change. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.
Read Less
Add this copy of Autocracy, Capitalism and Revolution in Russia to cart. $3.48, good condition, Sold by Your Online Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by University of California Press.
Add this copy of Autocracy, Capitalism and Revolution in Russia to cart. $3.48, fair condition, Sold by Open Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by University of California Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fair. Some pencil notes and markings in margins. Light edge wear. Previous owner's stamp inside front cover. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.
Add this copy of Autocracy, Capitalism and Revolution in Russia to cart. $3.51, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by University of California Press.
Add this copy of Autocracy, Capitalism and Revolution in Russia to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Best and Fastest Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wantage, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by University of California Press.
Add this copy of Autocracy, Capitalism, and Revolution in Russia to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by House of Our Own rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by University of California Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Near Fine in Very Good jacket. A study of the decisive contribution of the revolutionary labor movement, centered in the major industrial regions of Russia, to the Bolshevik victory of 1917 (dust jacket has two small tears along edges, otherwise a bright, clean copy)
Add this copy of Autocracy, Capitalism, and Revolution in Russia to cart. $30.16, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1988 by University of California Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 950grams, ISBN: 0520055322.
Add this copy of Autocracy, Capitalism and Revolution in Russia to cart. $59.05, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by University of California Press.
Add this copy of Autocracy, Capitalism, and Revolution in Russia to cart. $59.27, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by University of California Press.
Add this copy of Autocracy, Capitalism and Revolution in Russia to cart. $101.99, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by University of California Press.
