The Russian Revolution, 1900-1927 Book

	Editor's Preface
	Introduction (First edition)
	Introduction (Second edition)
	A Note on References
1	The Unstable Compound, 1900-1914	1
	St Petersburg and the world in 1900	1
	The absolute monarchy before 1905	3
	Economic progress	5
	The transforming of Russian society	8
	Social discontents	10
	Political upheaval: 1905-6	12
	The limits of the regime's adaptiveness	15
	Social resilience and institutional growth	17
	Economic problems before 1914	19
	Political instability	21
2	Explosion, 1915-1917	24
	War and the gathering economic crisis	24
	Social commotion	26
	The February Revolution of 1917	28
	Aspirations in society	30
	'Dual power'	32
	Economic breakdown and social reactions	35
	Mass organisations	37
	The Bolshevik party	40
	The disintegration of the state	42
	The October Revolution of 1917	44
3	The Limits of Experiment, 1917-1927	46
	Political euphoria	46
	Economic and diplomatic prostration: 1917-1918	48
	Social reforms and mass participation	50
	Repression	53
	Civil War: 1917-1921	55
	Opposition to Bolshevism	60
	The NEP and economic recovery: 1921-1927	62
	The recuperation of society	65
	The party and the political system	67
	Moscow and the world in 1927	70
	Conclusions	74
	Afterword	77
	Select Bibliography	84
	Maps	94
	Index	96