1st Edition

The Origins of British Bolshevism

By Raymond Challinor Copyright 1977
292 Pages
by Routledge

292 Pages
by Routledge

292 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1977. This book describes the growth of revolutionary organisations in Britain from 1900 onwards. It shows that there was an indigenous movement that developed quite independently from the left in other countries, although its basic outlook was remarkably similar to that of the Bolsheviks in Russia. The study concentrates the activities of the Socialist Labour Party, a small... Read more

1. The Great Divide  2. Pioneering Days  3. Industrial Unrest  4. Socialists and the Industrial Struggle  5. SLP Internal Developments, 1907-1914  6. The First World War  7. Socialists in Transition  8. Britain and the Russian Revolution  9. 1918-1920: A Missed Revolutionary Chance?  10. Lenin and the British Communist Party  11. The Formation of the Communist Party  12. The Revolutionaries’ Last Stand  13. Conclusion;  Index

Biography

Raymond Challinor