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Unknown Revolution

Voline

Paperback | Pages: 716 pages

Rating: 4.18 | 74 Users | 10 Reviews

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Title	:	Unknown Revolution
Author	:	Voline
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 716 pages
Published	:	June 1st 1975 by Black Rose Books (first published June 30th 1947)
Categories	:	History. Cultural. Russia. Politics. Soviet History

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A massive book but a quick, rather riveting read actually. Voline was an anarchist exiled from Russia who returned in 1917 in plenty of time to offer a clear, and in my opinion quite brilliant, day to day analysis of the failings (and the horrors) of both radical left statist parties, but primarily the Bolsheviks. He was also present at the creation of the first soviet in 1905, participated in the workers' councils, holds an understanding of direct and revolutionary democracy that parallels my own (possibly why I enjoyed it so much, but possibly not), and offers an immensely valuable glimpse at what could have been in Russia, and of course, what could still be. His description of what happened in Kronstadt filled me with pride and sadness and anger, the cuttings from the newspaper published day by day during the revolt and their reporting on the lies spread by the Central government were particularly telling. Similarly his account of the Makhnovischna. Whatever else he was, Voline tried to write with integrity, praising what was good and critiquing what was not, not least Makhno himself. His goal with this book was to contribute to the building of a revolutionary movement led by the people, the forming of workers' councils, the federating across distances, the organization of an entirely new economy and way of life. And there is so much to think about.

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Original Title:	La Révolution Inconnue (1917-1921)
ISBN:	0919618251 (ISBN13: 9780919618251)
Edition Language:	English

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One of the most revealing books I have ever read. Before reading this I had no idea that Lenin and even Trotsky were what they are - authoritariam anarchist-murdering anti-democratic vanguard elites. The death of the Russian Revolution didn't start with Stalin. Absolutely mandatory reading for the undogmatic left.



The story of the how the Bolsheviks first used and then turned on the Anarchists in the Russian Revolution, losing both freedom and genuine liberty in the process.

Seminal volume and revealing history of anarchist influence in the Russian Revolution, and its bloody suppression by the Bolsheviks.

Voline adds a third dimension to the argument over what the Russian Revolution(s) was/were and why it failed to bring about a true workers society. After spending years of reading the Imperialist/Capitalist denegration of the communist ideal, particularly as related to the October Revolution, then counterpointing that with Trotsky's writings, it was very interesting to get the viewpoint of anarcho-syndicalist Voline who is by no means a capitalist nor a bolshevik. His argument of the mistakes

A massive book but a quick, rather riveting read actually. Voline was an anarchist exiled from Russia who returned in 1917 in plenty of time to offer a clear, and in my opinion quite brilliant, day to day analysis of the failings (and the horrors) of both radical left statist parties, but primarily the Bolsheviks. He was also present at the creation of the first soviet in 1905, participated in the workers' councils, holds an understanding of direct and revolutionary democracy that parallels my

A massive book but a quick, rather riveting read actually. Voline was an anarchist exiled from Russia who returned in 1917 in plenty of time to offer a clear, and in my opinion quite brilliant, day to day analysis of the failings (and the horrors) of both radical left statist parties, but primarily the Bolsheviks. He was also present at the creation of the first soviet in 1905, participated in the workers' councils, holds an understanding of direct and revolutionary democracy that parallels my