- Russian Revolution Links
Extensive collection of information and links to sites on the revolution of 1917.
www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/russ/rusrev.html
- Wikipedia: Russian Revolution (1917)
Overview of the Russian Revolution, the series of economic and social upheavals that led to the establishment of the Soviet Union.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Revolution_of_1917
- Russian Revolution Sourcebook
Documents related to events and people in Tsarist Russia, the revolutions of 1905 and 1917, the Russian Civil War, and Stalin's takeover.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook39.html
- Lectures on Twentieth Century Europe: The Russian Revolution
Narrative history of the Russian Revolution in 1917.
www.historyguide.org/europe/lecture5.html
- Path to Revolution
Background and overview of events from 1905 to 1920. From the Russian National Tourist Office.
www.interknowledge.com/russia/rushis06.htm
- Encyclopedia of Baltic History: The Russian Revolution
Overview of the Russian Revolution, including its historical background, the February and October revolutions, the rise of the Bolsheviks, and an annotated bibliography of books and websites.
depts.washington.edu/baltic/papers/russianrevolution.htm
- FAQ - The Russian Revolution
www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/russ/rfaq.html
- HistoryChannel.com: Russian Revolution
Overview of the 1917 revolt that overthrew the czarist government in Russia and led to the creation of the USSR.
www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=221104
- SparkNotes: The Russian Revolution (1917-1921)
Provides background to the Bolshevik takeover, timeline, study questions, and more. Registration required.
www.sparknotes.com/history/european/russianrev
- Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution: How the Revolution Degenerated
Collection of articles examining the descent of the revolution into dictatorship.
www.angelfire.com/nb/revhist17
- Reflections on the Russian Revolution of 1917 in a Post Communist World
Beryl Williams examines the extent to which the revolutionary governing bodies were popularly representative and the centralization which lead to a one-party state.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~semp/russianrev.htm
- Revolutionary Silhouettes
Profiles of leading members of the 1917 revolution, including Lenin, Trotsky, Zinoviev, Sverdlov, and Kalinin. By Anatoly Lunacharsky.
www.marxists.org/archive/lunachar
- History of the Russian Revolution, The
Complete three-volume work by Leon Trotsky in HTML and PDF form.
www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/works/1930-hrr
- Left Behind
Offers Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden's memoirs of life at Imperial court and her harrowing escape through Siberia during the Revolution and Russian Civil War.
www.alexanderpalace.org/leftbehind
- Russia: From Revolution to Counter Revolution
Analysis of Russian history from the 1917 Revolution to the present. Written by Ted Grant.
easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~socappeal/russia
- Revolution Betrayed
Leon Trotsky's 1936 article condemning the Soviet Union.
www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/works/1936-rev
- People's Century: Red Flag
Companion web site to the PBS series' episode on the Russian Revolution. Includes interviews with participants and eyewitnesses to the rise of the Soviet State.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/peoplescentury/episodes/redflag
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