An edition of The Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party 1899-1904 (2015)
The Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party, 1899-1904
documents of the "Economist" opposition to Iskra and early Menshevism
By Richard Mullin
Publish Date
2015
Publisher
Brill,Brill Academic Pub
Language
eng
Pages
603
Description:
"Much has been written about the activity of Lenin and his colleagues on the editorial board of the Iskra newspaper, whereas little has been said about the opponents of Leninism, who unsuccessfully fought for control of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party during the Iskra period. To redress the balance, Richard Mullin has translated 25 documents from this period, most of which express an anti-Lenin view. They include articles from Rabochee Delo, the Jewish Bund's Poslednie Izvestiia and the post-Lenin Iskra, pamphlets by Plekhanov and Martov, the resolutions of Party meetings and some very revealing private correspondence. However, the result is not an anti-Bolshevik polemic: through these documents a clearer, and curiously flattering picture of Lenin's thought and activity is obtained"--Provided by publisher.
subjects: Politics and government, Opposition (Political science), Adversaries, Iskra (Geneva, Switzerland), Political and social views, Sources, Poslednie izvestiia (London, England), Economic conditions, Mensheviks, History, Socialist parties, Russia (federation), politics and government
People: Vladimir Ilʹich Lenin (1870-1924)
Places: Russia