The French Revolution and the Russian Anti-Democratic Tradition: A Case of False Consciousness

ISBN-13: 9781560002444 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 342 str.

Dmitry Shlapentokh

Opis

The political uncertainty following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rejection of the revolutionary model has brought Russian political thought full circle as democratic forces contend with authoritarian nationalism. This volume is essential to understanding the antidemocratic tradition in Russia and the persistent danger of totalitarianism.

Spis treści

Introduction Part I: The Great Rehearsal (1905-1917) Introduction to Part I 1. The French Revolution and Russia's Right-Wing and Conservative Parties 2. Liberals and the French Revolution 3. Radicals and the French Revolution 4. Left-Wing Social Democrats and the French Revolution 5. Anarchists and the French Revolution Part II: The Enactment (1917-1922) Introduction to Part II 6. Incipiat Tragoedia: Act One (February-October 1917) 7. The French Revolution and the Interregnum (October 1917-August 1918) 8. A Comparison of the Terror of the French and Russian Revolutions (September 1918-1922), Conclusion

O autorze

Dmitry Shlapentokh