{"product_id":"9781786800206","title":"A People's History of the Russian Revolution","description":"The Russian Revolution may well be the most misunderstood event in modern history. In this fast-paced introduction, Neil Faulkner debunks the myths that continue to shroud it, showing how a mass movement of millions, organised in democratic assemblies, mobilised for militant action and destroyed a regime of landlords, profiteers and warmongers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFaulkner rejects caricatures of Lenin and the Bolsheviks as authoritarian conspirators, 'democratic-centralists' or the progenitors of Stalinist dictatorship; though short-lived, the Revolution of October 1917 was an explosion of democracy and creativity. Crushed by bloody counter-revolution, its socialist vision was ultimately displaced by a monstrous form of bureaucratic state-capitalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaced with first-hand testimony, this history rescues the democratic essence of the revolution from its detractors and deniers, offering a perfect primer for the modern reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in partnership with the Left Book Club.","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184553804016,"sku":"9781786800206","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781786800206_p0.jpg?v=1763738242","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781786800206","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}