Books

• Stalin

  by Leon Trotsky

  A work eighty years in the making, Leon Trotsky's unfinished masterpiece: Stalin.

• Ten Days that Shook the World

  by John Reed

  A new edition of John Reed’s classic eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution, 100 years since its first publication.

• The Women's Revolution

  by Judy Cox

  A captivating account of the central role women played in the Russian Revolution.

• The February Revolution, Petrograd, 1917

  by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

  A timely reassessment and detailed history of the epic uprising that toppled the tsarist monarchy and ushered in the next stage of the Russian Revolution.

• The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution

  by David Mandel

  Two definitive works on the early days of the Russian Revolution, now collected in one captivating volume.

• Leaflets of the Russian Revolution

  New translations of the most important documents from socialist parties, soviets, and worker militias in Petrograd during 1917

• Reminiscences of Lenin

  by Nadezhda Konstantinova Krupskaya

  A personal account of Lenin’s life and thought, written by the woman who knew him best.
• Trotsky on Lenin

  by Leon Trotsky

  Combining Young Lenin and On Lenin in one volume, this is a fascinating political biography by fellow revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

• October Song

  by Paul Le Blanc

  An evocative and inspiring account of the events of the 1917 Russian Revolution and its legacy.

• Red Petrograd

  by S. A. Smith

  A deeply engaging study, unmatched in its depth, of factory life in Petrograd over the course of Russia’s revolutionary year.
• Eyewitnesses to the Russian Revolution

  Edited by Todd Chretien

  The Russian Revolution turned the world upside down. This reader tells the story of what happened with riveting eyewitness accounts.
• Imperialism and War

  by Nikolai Bukharin and V. I. Lenin

  The two founding texts of the analysis of capitalism and imperialism in one volume, with annotation.

• History of the Russian Revolution

  by Leon Trotsky

  An unparalleled account of one of the most pivotal and hotly debated events in world history.
• Russia

  by Anthony Arnove, Tony Cliff, et al.

  In the Russian revolution of 1917, workers took control of a major country for the first time in history.
• The Bolsheviks Come to Power

  by Alexander Rabinowitch

  A classic work depicting the early months of the Russian Revolution. With a new introduction for the Revolution's centenary.
• Trotsky's Challenge

  Edited by Frederick C. Corney

  The debates surrounding the publication of Trotsky’s Lessons of October are here collected, translated, and explained for the first time.

• Lessons of October

  by Leon Trotsky

  An critical examination of the key actors and larger social movements that led to the rise of the Bolsheviks.
• Leninism under Lenin

  by Marcel Liebman

  A winner of the Isaac Deutscher Prize Liebmann highlights democratic dimensions in Lenin's thinking as it developed over 25 years.
• 1905

  by Leon Trotsky

  1905 chronicles the key developments lead to revolution and the unsuccessful attempt at overthrowing the Tsar of Russia.
• Lenin's Moscow

  by Alfred Rosmer

  Engaging, page-turning first hand account of the promise of the Russian Revolution.

• Alexander Shlyapnikov, 1885-1937

  by Barbara C. Allen

  The first biography—in any language—of Alexander Shlyapnikov, a leader and founder, along with Kollontai, of the Workers’ Opposition.
• The Dimensions of Hegemony

  by Craig Brandist

  In this highly original and engaging text, Craig Brandist unearths the Russian roots of Gramsci’s concept of cultural hegemony.
• The Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party, 1899-1904

  Edited by Richard Mullin

  Everyone has read Lenin’s ‘What is to Be Done.’ Now everyone can read the contributions of his political interlocutors.
• To the Masses

  Edited by John Riddell

  The proceedings and resolutions of the third congress of the Communist International available in translation for the first time.