LEADER 03996oam 2200769 450 001 996218063403316 005 20201016235541.0 010 $a1-926836-37-5 010 $a1-283-37030-1 010 $a9786613370303 010 $a1-926836-13-8 024 7 $aheb40012 035 $a(CKB)2550000000057953 035 $a(EBL)799547 035 $a(OCoLC)816878096 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000647485 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12283065 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000647485 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10593792 035 $a(PQKB)11628696 035 $a(OCoLC)704032196 035 $a(CEL)440181 035 $a(CaBNVSL)slc00227741 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3276959 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4839962 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/58647 035 $a(dli)heb40012.0001.001 035 $a(MiU)MIU400120001001 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/csbtdc 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000057953 100 $a20110215h20112011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRomancing the revolution $ethe myth of Soviet democracy and the British left /$fIan Bullock 210 $cAthabasca University Press$d2011 210 1$aEdmonton [Alta.] :$cAU Press,$d2011 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (417 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: 9781926836126 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Well-prepared ground: the British left on the eve of the Russian Revolution -- Intitial responses to the Russian revolution: the British left in 1917 and the Leeds "Soviet" convention -- The Bolsheviks and the British left: the October revolution and the suppression of the constituent assembly -- The myth established: the positive view of Soviet Democracy -- Polarized Social-Democrats: denunciation and debate -- Equivocal reformists: the independent Labour Party, the guild Socialists and the reaction to Kautsky -- The dictatorship of the Proletariat -- The independent Labour Party and the third international -- "An infantile disorder": Communist unity and the brief life of the Communist party (British section of the third international) -- British Bolsheviks": the Socialist Labour Party -- Pankhurst's dreadnought and the (original) fourth internationals: "Left Communism" and Soviet Democracy -- The early British Communist party: Soviet Democracy deferred and redefined -- Endings and conclusions. 330 $aOver two decades have passed since the collapse of the USSR, yet the words ""Soviet Union"" still carry significant weight in the collective memory of millions. But how often do we consider the true meaning of the term ""Soviet""? Drawing extensively on left-wing press archives, Romancing the Revolution traces the reactions of the British Left to the idealized concept of Soviet democracy. Focusing on the turbulent period after the 1917 Russian Revolution, author Ian Bullock examines the impact of the myth of Soviet democracy: the belief that Russia was embarking on a brave experiment in a form 606 $aSocialism$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSocialist parties$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aSoviet Union$xPolitics and government$y1917-1936 607 $aSoviet Union$xForeign public opinion, British 610 $asoviet democracy 610 $afirst world war 610 $aProletariat 610 $aRussian revolution 610 $aBolsheviks 610 $aBritish left wing 615 0$aSocialism$xHistory 615 0$aSocialist parties$xHistory 676 $a324.24109709041 700 $aBullock$b Ian$f1941-$0801165 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUkMaJRU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996218063403316 996 $aRomancing the revolution$92102702 997 $aUNISA