SocialistWorker

Russia's 1905 Revolution

IN 1905, the Russian working class took center stage with strikes and demonstrations that shook the power of the dictatorial tsar. Though it did not succeed, the revolution of 1905--what the Russian ...
Libcom

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. Submitted by Ed on September 4, ...
World Socialist Web Site

The Theory of Permanent Revolution

The split at the 1903 Congress anticipated social upheaval in Russia. The Russian Revolution of 1905 raised crucial problems of strategy for Russian Social Democracy. Despite the defeat of the ...
The New York Times

Russia in Revolution -- More Confessions of a Revolutionaire; Why No Faith Should Be Placed in the Peace Negotiations and in the Proclamation of the Russian National Assembly ...

Russia could not refuse without serious injury to its prestige abroad; while, through its expressed readiness for peace, it hoped to stem the ever-rising tide of revolution at home. And one word more: ...