 | Russia''s Revolutionary Experience, 1905-1917: Two Essays Subjects: Russia -- Politics and government -- 1894–1917; Working class -- Russia -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century; Socialism -- Russia -- History -- 20th century; he eminent historian Leopold Haimson examines the nature of political power in Russia during the years leading to the Bolshevik revolution. The book explores the issue of power as it was reflected in struggles of Russian workers to control their own lives and in the outlooks and strategies of leading political figures on the objectives of the revolution and the ways to achieve them. Leopold Haimson is professor emeritus in the Department of History at Columbia University. He is the author of The Making of Three Russian Revolutionaries and the classic Russian Marxists and the Origins of Bolshevism , among other works. He lives in New York City. |
