The History of the Civil War in the U.S.S.R.

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The History of the Civil War in the USSR, Volume One - The Prelude of the Great Proletarian Revolution: From the Beginning of the War to the Beginning of October 1917 (large format edition) Chapter One: The Eve of the Bourgeois-Democratic Revolution - 15 1. War - 15 2. Disintegration - 28 3. Disintegration of the Army - 35 4. Tsarist Russia: A Prison of Nations - 40 5. Two Conspiracies - 47 Chapter Two: The February Bourgeois-Democratic Revolution - 59 1. Revolt in the Capital - 59 2. Success of the February Revolution - 63 3. Dual Power - 71 4. The Provisional Government Strives for the Undivided Power of the Bourgeoisie - 79 Chapter Three: Lenin Returns to Russia - 89 1. Seeking a Way into Revolutionary Russia - 89 2. Lenin in Petrograd - 91 Chapter Four: The April Conference of the R.S.D.L.P. (Bolsheviks) - 93 Chapter Five: The Bolshevik Party Works to Win the Masses - 107 1. The April Demonstration - 107 2. The Coalition Government at Work - 112 3. The National Policy of the Provisional Government - 118 4. The First All-Russian Congress of Soviets - 122 5. The June Demonstration - 126 6. The Russian Military Offensive - 130 7. Spread of Revolution in the Army - 133 Chapter Six: The Red Guard - 137 1. The Proletarian Militia - 137 2. The Red Guard in the Capital - 140 Chapter Seven: The July Days - 147 1. Workers' Action in the Capital - 147 2. The July Demonstration in the Capital - 150 3. The July Demonstration Smashed - 152 4. The Proletariat Loses Faith in the Compromisers - 161 Chapter Eight: The Sixth Congress of the Bolshevik Party - 163 Chapter Nine: The Kornilov Revolt - 175 1. Preparations for a Military Dictatorship - 175 2. The Bourgeoisie Starts Civil War - 182 3. The Revolt of the Generals Crushed - 187 Chapter Ten: Economic Collapse - 191 1. Capitalist Sabotage - 191 2. Financial Collapse - 197 3. Transport Disorganisation - 199 4. Spread of the Agrarian Movement - 201 5. Approaching Famine - 206 Chapter Eleven: The Economic Platform of the Bolshevik Party on the Eve of the Proletarian Revolution - 209 1. Bolshevik Slogans - 209 2. Nationalisation of the Land - 211 3. Workers' Control Over Production - 212 4. Nationalisation of the Banks and Industrial Trusts - 213 Chapter Twelve: The Revolutionary Crisis Grows - 215 1. A New Wave of Economic and Revolutionary Strikes - 215 2. Peasant Revolts and the Spread of the National Emancipation Movement - 219 Chapter Thirteen: The Army and Navy on the Eve of the October Revolution - 223 1. The Situation at the Front - 223 2. The Navy on the Eve of the October Revolution - 229 3. Bolshevisation of the Army - 231 Chapter Fourteen: Manœuvres of the Compromisers and Plans of the Bourgeoisie in Face of the Impending Revolution - 239 1. The Socialist-Revolutionaries and Mensheviks: The Last Buttress of the Bourgeoisie - 239 2. Bourgeois Efforts to Stem the Revolution - 243 Chapter Fifteen: Disposition of the Counter-Revolutionary Forces on the Eve of the Great Proletarian Revolution - 249 1. Bourgeois Shock Detachments - 249 2. The Officers' Corps - 255 3. Bourgeois National Regiments - 257 4. The Cossacks - 260 5. The Counter-Revolutionaries Incite the Front against the Rear - 261 6. The Counter-Revolutionary Offensive - 264 Appendices - 271 List of References - 273 Index of Names - 286 Chronology of Important Events - 290