A history of socialist thought: volume IV, part I - communism and social democracy 1914-1931 Volume of GDH Cole's work examining social democracy and communism, looking at…
Bolshevik matters - Karl Kautsky 5 fragments of Kautsky on Bolshevik related matters published here for the first time.
Lessons of the counterrevolutions - Amadeo Bordiga A 1953 text in which Amadeo Bordiga examines the lessons of counterrevolutions from the defeat of Spartacus to the Battle of Legnano in 1176 and…
Trotsky’s defence. Response to Trotsky - Victor Serge A short letter disputing Trotsky's attempts to shift the blame for the repression of the Kronstadt…
The guillotine at work, part 1: the Leninist counter-revolution Originally published in 1940 in two parts, this is the (partly eyewitness) account of the Leninist…
Great October in the Ukraine A short piece on the events in the Ukraine during the October Revolution in 1917.
Ten days that shook the world - John Reed The basis for the Academy Award winning 1981 film Reds, Reed's classic eyewitness account captures the opening days of the Russian Revolution.
An irony of the Russian civil war A short account of Vasko-Bogdan who started out as an anarchist and met his end fighting the Makhnovists
Red Petrograd: revolution in the factories 1917-1918 - S.A. Smith Well researched and detailed study of the factory-level impact of the Russian Revolution in…
Problems of friendship with Trotsky - Max Eastman Based on his experience as Trotsky's biographer and literary collaborator, Eastman offers some insights into the man's personality and social…
The Idea of Equality and the Bolsheviks- Nestor Makhno Eight years after the Russian Revolution rival leaders of the Bolshevik party attack the very idea…