The Global Impact of the Russian Revolution
Author : Aaron B. Retish
Publisher : Routledge
Release Date : 2020-09
ISBN : 9780367533236
Pages : 166 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (235 Download)
Download Free The Global Impact of the Russian Revolution PDF by Aaron B. Retish Full Book and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the global impact of the Russian Revolution, arguably the most influential revolution of the modern age. It explores how the Revolution influenced political movements on the radical left and right across the world and asks whether the Russian Revolution remains relevant today. In part one, four leading historians debate whether or not the Russian Revolution's legacy endures today. Part two presents examples of how the Revolution inspired political movements across the world, from Latin America and East Asia to Western Europe and back to the Soviet Union. The Revolution inspired both sides of the political spectrum--from Anarchists, and leftist radicals who fought for a new socialist reality and dreamed of world revolution to those who on the Far Right who tried to stop them. Part three, an interview with the historian S. A. Smith, gives a personal account of how the Revolution influenced a scholar and his work. This volume shows the complexity of the Russian Revolution in today's political world. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, Revolutionary Russia.