Revolution in Danger
Writings from Russia 1919-1921
Serge, Victor; Birchall, Ian [trans.]
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Year First Published: 1997
Year Published: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-60846-083-0
Resource Type: Book
Cx Number: CX25288
In these essays Serge paints a stark picture of the desperate conditions faced by Petrograd's working class in te civil war, capturing the revolutionary enthusiasm that stood as the last defense of their besieged city.
Abstract:
Upon arrival in Petrograd in 1919, Victor Serge -- the great chronicler of the Russian Revolution -- found a society shredded by civil war. Threatened on all sides by invading armies from fourteen countries, and attacked from within by counterrevolutionary forces seeking to restore the Tsar, the fledgling revolution was facing its darkest hours.
In these essays Serge paints a stark picture of the desperate conditions faced by Petrograd's working class, capturing the revolutionary enthusiasm that stood as the last defense of their besieged city. Challenging the revolution's critics, Serge defends the measures the revolutionary government was forced to take to defend the gains workers and peasants had made in overthrowing Tsarist tyranny and pulling Russia out of World War I.
This is an inspiring account of the struggle to defend workers' power and Serge's enthusiasm for the revolution--and the prospect of a better future it represented.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Chronology
During the Civil War
The Endangered City
The Anarchists and the Experience of the Russian Revolution
Notes
Further Reading
Glossary
Subject Headings
