The Russian Revolution of 1917 was the greatest event in history. And yet, within a decade, the revolution had degenerated and given birth to the monsterous bureaucracy of Stalinism. In this talk from the Marxist summer school in June 2013, Alan Woods – author of “Bolshevism: the road to revolution” – outlines the history of Russia, from the October revolution to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The Russian Revolution of 1917 was the greatest event in history. And yet, within a decade, the revolution had degenerated and given birth to the monsterous bureaucracy of Stalinism. In this talk from the Marxist summer school in June 2013, Alan Woods – author of “Bolshevism: the road to revolution” – outlines the history of Russia, from the October revolution to the collapse of the Soviet Union.