Forthcoming exploration of the Russian Revolution …
OCTOBER SONG: BOLSHEVIK TRIUMPH, COMMUNIST TRAGEDY 1917-1924
By Paul Le Blanc
“October Song is wonderful, a vivid, sympathetic but critical account of the Revolution, moving beyond the merely defensive to thoughtfully consider not only external challenges but internal problems among the revolutionaries.”
China Miéville, author of October: The Story of the Russian Revolution (as well as numerous award-winning fantasy fiction novels)
“Excellent in every respect. The writing is extraordinarily clear and interesting and the coverage of different interpretations is fair and thoughtful. The use of the commentary by early participants and witnesses of these years makes the text original in many ways. A strikingly effective synthesis of various sources provides a ‘richness’ that I regard as really extraordinary.”
Professor Jonathan Harris, Center of Russian and East European Studies, University of Pittsburgh
“Important and timely as large numbers of young people are turning to socialist politics. Combining a sharp analytical focus with illuminating anecdotes from political practice and daily life, it provides a sweeping and engaging account of the revolution, the Bolsheviks, and their strengths and weaknesses. An essential read.”
Eric Blanc, author, Anti-Colonial Marxism: Oppression and Revolution in the Tsarist Borderlands
PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE – NOVEMBER 2017
1000 pages – $27.95
ISBN: 9781608468898
HAYMARKET BOOKS: P.O. Box 180165, Chicago, IL 60618
