by Paul Avrich
W. W. Norton & Company
11/17/1976, paperback
SKU: 9780393008364
The aim of this book is to unravel the tangled story of the four revolts, to examine their nature, course, and outcome, and to analyze their ultimate historical significance.
Who were the rebels? What were their motives, social origins, and modes of behavior? What did they want and what did they achieve? Such are the questions this work will try to answer.
Comparisons between the revolts will be made throughout the text, and especially in the concluding section of each chapter, while a final chapter will evaluate the overall significance of the revolts and their impact on the subsequent history of Russia. In particular, an effort will be made to determine the extent to which they foreshadowed the revolutions of 1905 and 1917, which so profoundly affected the course of contemporary history.
About the Author:
Paul Avrich (1931-2006) was distinguished Professor of Russian History at Queens College (CUNY). He is the author of The Haymarket Tragedy, Sacco and Vanzetti: The Anarchist Background, and Sasha and Emma: The Anarchist Odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman, among others.