Communism - Story of the Communist Party - Guy A. Aldred Aldred's summary of the development of the official communist movement and of its external radical communist critics contains a wealth of detail.
1919-1922: The Workers’ Opposition A short history of a group within the Russian Communist Party that struggled against the increasing party bureaucracy and for trade union control…
The Lena massacre, 1912 - Sam Lowry A short history of the brutal suppression of a strike by Russian gold miners protesting low wages and inhumane working conditions in 1912.
Counter-revolution and the Soviet Union - Gregori Maximov Short essay by famous Russian anarchist, Gregori Maximov, on the defeat of the 1917 revolution by…
Medvedev, Sergei Pavlovich, 1885-1937 Story of the life of Bolshevik metal worker and member of the Workers' Opposition group, Sergei Medvedev, who, like many others who criticised…
Kollontai, Alexandra, 1872-1952 Short biography of the Bolshevik feminist Alexandra Kollontai who played a crucial role in the Workers Opposition movement. The biography does…
Women fighters in the days of the great October Revolution - Alexandra Kollontai In this article, written in 1927 (well after the Bolshevik consolidation of power), Alexandra…
The Workers' Opposition - Alexandra Kollontai Kollontai's pamphlet was one of the central theoretical works of the Workers' Opposition movement within the Bolshevik Party, arguing for…
On the History of the Movement of Women Workers in Russia - Alexandra Kollontai Written in 1919, Alexandra Kollontai's essay looks at the role of working class women in the history of Russian radicalism with particular focus on the 1905 revolution.
Shliapnikov, Alexander, 1885-1937 Biography of working class Bolshevik, Alexander Shliapnikov, active in the Workers' Opposition movement who was eventually purged from the party…
Appeal of the 22 - Alexander Shliapnikov Appeal by members of the Workers' Opposition group for support against Bolshevik forces trying to silence their dissent within the party…
Theses of the Workers Opposition - Alexander Shliapnikov Original thesis of the Workers' Opposition group within the Bolshevik Party, arguing for greater…
