Russia In Revolution 1900 1930

A narrative and pictorial portrait of the political and artistic upheaval that changed the course of Russian history and culture during the first three decades of the century.

Serge exposes the heart of the vital first year of the most important working class revolution in history.

Hans Rogger's study of Russia under the last two Tsars takes as its starting point what the Russians themselves saw as the central issue confronting their nation: the relationship between state and society, and its effects on politics, economics and class in these critical years.

The story of Russian liberalism's failure to present an effective alternative to Tsarism and Bolshevism.

This study focuses on the Russian modernist attraction to Bergson's notions of duration and intuition, his unbridled optimism in both art and life, and his belief in the individual's creative power.