1905

By Leon Trotsky and Leo Trotzki

Book Overview

Leon Trotsky's 1905--despite long being out of print--has remained the central point of reference for those looking to understand the rising of workers, peasants, and soldiers that nearly unseated the Tsar in 1905. Trotsky's elegant, beautifully written account draws on his experience as a key leader of the revolution.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160846735X
• ISBN13: 9781608467358
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Brian Wayne Wells, Esquire, reviews "1905" by Leon Trotsky

This is a history of the 1905 revolt in St. Petersburg Russia which became the "great prologue to the revolutionary drama of 1917." The book was written by one of the leading participants in that revolt--Leon Trotsky. Unlike many of Trotsky's later writings this 1908 book covers the historical events of 1905 without regard to political considerations of the Trotsky/Stalin conflict of the 1920s. Thus we are able to enjoy free-wheeling style of writing in the book free of the guarded language and descriptions which characterizes much of his other works. With its descriptions of the economic conditions of the Russian Empire at the turn of the century, the book reminds the reader of Lenin's 1899 book--"The Development of Capitalism in Russia." When the book was brought out by Random House in 1972 and later in paperback by Vintage books it became a popular seller even in the mainstream book stores. Thus it has its place as a memorial to a different time in the United States when a spirit of unrest blew across the nation.