HISTORY OF RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 5: The Rise of Bolshevik Soviet Power (1917) - Leon Trotsky

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This episode discusses the rise of Bolshevik power during the Russian Revolution as analyzed by Leon Trotsky.

(00:00:00) 19. THE OFFENSIVE (00:36:58) 20. THE PEASANTRY (01:19:11) 21. SHIFTS IN THE MASSES (02:19:11) 22. THE SOVIET CONGRESS AND THE JUNE DEMONSTRATION (03:00:35) 23. CONCLUSION (03:07:54) Appendix I - To the Chapter Peculiarities of Russia’s Development (03:26:33) Appendix II - To the Chapter Re-arming the Party (03:41:51) Appendix III - To the Chapter The Soviet Congress and the June Demonstration The History of the Russian Revolution – Leon Trotsky - HQ Full Book. Part 5 (Vol. I Chapt. 19–23): The Rise of Bolshevik Soviet Power. Part 5 of The History of the Russian Revolution marks a decisive turning point in Trotsky’s monumental narrative. Here, the tone shifts from the chaotic upheaval of February 1917 toward the emerging strategic clarity of revolutionary Bolshevism. What distinguishes this section is Trotsky’s ability to combine political analysis, eyewitness detail, and class psychology into a single coherent development leading to revolution. This part traces the crucial months between May and June 1917, when the old world still fought to preserve its authority while the new one quietly organized itself in the factories, soviets, and peasant villages. It is not yet…

Topics covered

• Bolshevik Soviet Power
• Russian Revolution
• Political Analysis
• Class Psychology
• Revolutionary Strategy

Keywords

• Bolshevik
• Trotsky
• Russian Revolution
• Soviet Congress
• June Demonstration
• political awakening
• peasantry

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