The Russian Revolution: The Essential Readings

Editor's Introduction: The Russian Revolution at the Millennium: Martin Miller.

Part I: On the Eve: Toward Revolution:.

1. The Battleground: Edward Acton.

Part II: Parties, Movements and Personalities in the Revolutions of 1917:.

Introduction: Martin Miller.

2. Russia's Second Revolution: The February 1917 Uprising in Petrograd: E. N. Burdzhalov.

3. The Russian Revolution of 1917 and its Language in the Village: Orlando Figes.

4. The Bolsheviks come to Power: Alexander Rabinowitch.

Part III: Issues of Class, Gender and Ethnicity in the Revolution:.

Introduction: Martin Miller.

5. Russian Labor and Bolshevik Power: Social Dimensions of Protest after October: William Rosenberg.

6. Ascribing Class: The Construction of Social Identity in Soviet Russia: Sheila Fitzpatrick.

7. Bolshevik Women: Barbara Evans Clements.

8. State Building and Nation-Making: The Soviet Experience: Ronald G. Suny.

Part IV: Conclusions and Prospects: .

9. Writing the History of the Russian Revolution after the Fall of Communism: Steve Smith.

Index.