Russia and the Long Transition from Capitalism to Socialism

by Samir Amin

Book Overview

Out of early twentieth-century Russia came the world's first significant effort to build a modern revolutionary society. According to Marxist economist Samir Amin, the great upheaval that once produced the Soviet Union has also produced a movement away from capitalism - a long transition that continues even today. In seven concise, provocative chapters, Amin deftly examines the trajectory of Russian capitalism, the Bolshevik Revolution, the collapse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583676015
• ISBN13: 9781583676011
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.2"