History of the Russian Revolution: Volume 1

The Russian Revolution of 1917 can be regarded as the greatest event in human history. For the first time, millions of workers and peasants took political power into their own hands, sweeping aside the despotic rule of the capitalists and landlords, and setting out to create a socialist world order based upon the rule of the Soviet of Workers', Soldiers' and Peasants' Deputies.

Capitalism had broken at its weakest link. The Russian Revolution heralded the beginning of the world revolution, ...