Subject: History & Revolution
The Russian Revolution
Reading path: The Russian Revolution. Follow connected texts and introductions.
The February Revolution
Historical record: The February Revolution
The History of the Russian Revolution
A history of the revolution written by one of its leaders. The author’s position as a participant matters when assessing the narrative and interpretation.
The Revolution Betrayed
Trotsky’s analysis of the Soviet Union, written in 1936 and published in 1937. This edition identifies Max Eastman as its translator.
Hartal 1947 · a Sosialis Alternatif exhibition
A digital exhibition combining chronology, essays and archival material. KMS links to it without copying its photographs or complete essays.
Permanent revolution
Trotsky’s theory of permanent revolution examines the relationship between democratic tasks, working-class power and international revolutionary development in societies marked by uneven development.
The Russian Revolution of 1917
The February Revolution overthrew tsarism, but war, land and political power remained contested. The soviets and the Provisional Government represented competing centres of power until the upheavals of October.
Stalinism and bureaucratic degeneration
The Trotskyist tradition distinguishes the aim of workers’ democracy from Stalin’s bureaucratic rule. It connects this transformation with international isolation, the destruction caused by war and material conditions in the Soviet Union.
History of the Russian Revolution · Part One
A guide to the first half of the revolutionary year of 1917. It connects events with reading from Trotsky; check the lesson sequence on the original portal.
History of the Russian Revolution · Part Two
The continuation of the course, taking readers towards October 1917. Read it alongside part one and the History Lab chronology.