Part 1 The Background. 1. The Setting Analysis. 2. The Revolution of 1905 and its consequences. Part 2: Descriptive analysis. 3. February-October 1917. 4. The Bolshevik seizure of power, October 1917. 5. The Bolshevik retention of power. 6. Civil War and its consequences: 1918-1921. Part 3: Assessment. 7. The Challenge of Progress. Part 4: Documents. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.