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Book SynopsisLeon Trotsky's 1905 - despite long being out of print - has remained the central point of reference for those looking to understand the rising of workers, peasants and soldiers that nearly unseated the Tsar in 1905. Trotsky's elegant, beautifully written account draws on his experience as a key leader of the revolution.
Table of ContentsRussia's Social Development and Tsarism Russian Capitalism Russian Capitalism The Peasantry and the Agrarian Question The Driving Forces of the Russian Revolution The Spring January Ninth The Strike in October The Creation of the Soviet of Workers' Deputies October Eighteenth Witte's Ministry The first Days of the "Freedoms" The Tsar's Men at Work Storming the Censorship Bastilies Opposition and Revolution The November Strike Eight Hours and a Gun The Peasant Riots The Red Fleet On the Threshold of Counter-Revolution The Last Days of the Soviet December Summing Up Annexes The Proletariat and the Russian Revolution Our Differences The Struggle for Power On the Special Features of Russia's Historical Development Instead of a Preface to the Second Part 349 The Trial of the Soviet of Workers' Deputies The Soviet and the Prosecution My Speech Before the Court There Back
