Russia: From Worker's State To State Capitalism
In the Russian revolution of 1917, workers took control of a major country for the first time in history. To millions throughout the world, the Russian workers' state offered new hope. People everywhere turned from the grim alternatives of a declining capitalismâunemployment, poverty, the threat of new warsâto place their hopes in the government that the soviets, councils of working people, put into power in Russia.
And for a short time, their hopes were realised. Never before had such sweeping changes in society been carried out in so short a time.
Russia: From Worker's State To State Capitalism by Tony Cliff, Anthony Arnove, and Chris Harman delves into this pivotal moment in history, exploring how these monumental shifts were achieved and the subsequent transformation into state capitalism.
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In the Russian revolution of 1917, workers took control of a major country for the first time in history. To millions throughout the world, the Russian workers' state offered new hope. People everywhere turned from the grim alternatives of a declining capitalismâunemployment, poverty, the threat of new warsâto place their hopes in the government that the soviets, councils of working people, put into power in Russia.
And for a short time, their hopes were realised. Never before had such sweeping changes in society been carried out in so short a time.
Russia: From Worker's State To State Capitalism by Tony Cliff, Anthony Arnove, and Chris Harman delves into this pivotal moment in history, exploring how these monumental shifts were achieved and the subsequent transformation into state capitalism.
