Spargo, an American socialist who broke with his party over the war, traces the background of the Russian Revolution, the fall of the tsar, the provisional government and the Bolshevik seizure of power, then sets out Bolshevik theory and practice and their war on democratic institutions. Appendices print key documents, and a personal postscript explains his stand.
An early, informed critique from the democratic left, valuable for anyone studying Western reactions to 1917. Download the free EPUB.