,WORK]S ,AGA9/ ,L59 
,LAB\R ,PROTE/ & ! ,BOL%EVIK ,DICTATOR%IP 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,JONA?AN ,AVES1 ,TAURIS ,ACADEMIC ,/UDIES1 ,I4,B4 ,TAURIS ,PUBLI%]S 

,PUBLI%$ 9 #aiif BY AN ACADEMIC PUBLI%]S1 ,AVES BOOK IS ESS5TIAL READ+ = ANYONE 9T]E/$ 9 ! \TCOME ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,= DECADES ,TROTSKYI/S HAVE BE5 >GU+ ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN WORK+ CLASS HAD BE5 DECIMAT$ DUR+ ! ,CIVIL ,W> P]IOD & WAS 9CAPABLE ( COLLECTIVE DECISION MAK+ & ORGANIZATION1 SO NECESSITAT+ ,BOL%EVIK ,P>TY DICTATOR%IP OV] !M4 ,WORK]S ,AGA9/ ,L59 PROVIDES EXT5SIVE EVID5CE TO REFUTE ?OSE CLAIMS4 

,9 HIS WORK ,AVES PROVIDES AN EXTREMELY WELL RESE>*$ & READABLE ACC\NT ( LABOR PROTE/S DUR+ ! P]IOD ( #aib TO #a#i#b#b4 ,RA!R ?AN A WORK+ CLASS :I*1 ACCORD+ TO MANY ,TROTSKYI/S 0DID NOT EXI/10 ! ACTUALITY WAS ?AT WORK]S UND] ,L59 W]E MORE ?AN CAPABLE ( COLLECTIVE ACTION & ORGANIZATION4 ,P]HAPS IT IS BECAUSE ?IS /RUGGLE WAS DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! ,BOL%EVIKS ?AT EXPLA9S ?IS BL9D SPOT8 ,9 ?IS !Y SIMPLY FOLL[ ,L593 0,AS DISCONT5T AMONG WORK]S BECAME MORE & MORE DIFFICULT TO IGNORE1 ,L59 444 BEGAN TO >GUE ?AT 444 WORK]S HAD BECOME 'DECLASS$4'0 

,! MO/ FAM\S EXPRESSION ( COLLECTIVE WORK]S /RUGGLE DUR+ ?IS P]IOD WAS1 ( C\RSE1 ! G5]AL /RIKE 9 ,PETROGRAD :I* SET (F ! ,KRON/ADT REVOLT4 ,DUE TO ,KRON/ADT1 ?IS /RIKE WAVE IS (T5 D[NPLAY$ OR EV5 IGNOR$ BUT1 9 FACT1 G5]AL /RIKES OR V]Y WIDESPREAD UNRE/ TOOK PLACE NATION-WIDE4 ,FAC$ ) ?IS MASS WAVE ( PROTE/1 ! ,BOL%EVIKS US$ A COMB9ATION ( CONCESSIONS 7ON ! ECONOMIC DEM&S RAIS$1 NOT ! POLITICAL ONES LIKE FREE SOVIET ELECTIONS & FRE$OM ( SPEE* & ORGANIZATION = WORK]S7 & REPRESSION4 ,!Y ALSO CALL$ IT ! 0YOLYNKA0 7:I* MEANS 0GO SL[07 RA!R ?AN A /RIKE MOVEM5T TO HIDE ITS REAL NATURE & SIZE4 

,AS ,AVES DISCUSSES1 ?IS WAS H>DLY AN ISOLAT$ EV5T4 ,/RIKE ACTION1 HE NOTES1 0REMA9$ 5DEMIC 9 ! FIR/ N9E MON?S ( #a#i#b0 AS WELL4 ,9 ,PETROGRAD PROV9CE1 #h#e1#f#d#b PEOPLE W]E 9VOLV$ 9 /RIKES1 :I* IS A HI< FIGURE 9DE$ AS1 ACCORD+ TO ONE SET ( FIGURES1 !RE W]E ONLY #a#i1#a WORK]S !RE AT ! TIME6 ,RA!R ?AN ?IS BE+ AN ISOLAT$ & ATOMIZ$ WORK+ CLASS1 :AT COMES COMES ?R\< CLE>LY FROM ,AVES' WORK IS ?AT ! WORK]S1 USUALLY DRAW+ ON PRE-#a#i#a#h EXP]I5CES & MODES ( /RUGGLE1 C\LD & DID TAKE COLLECTIVE ACTION & DECISIONS 9 ! FACE ( /ATE REPRESSION4 ,AS ! ,BOL%EVIKS CLAMP$ D[N ON ALL 9DEP5D5T WORK+ CLASS ACTIVITY & ORGANIZATION1 IT IS H>DLY SURPRIS+ ?AT ! WORK]S BECAME M>G9AL TO ! REVOLUTION4 ,MOREOV]1 LET US NOT =GET ?AT IT WAS DUR+ ?IS P]IOD ?AT ! ,BOL%EVIKS RAIS$ ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! P>TY TO BO? A PRACTICAL & IDEOLOGICAL TRUISM4 ,GIV5 WORK]S OPPOSITION TO ! ,BOL%EVIKS1 ?IS WAS ! ONLY WAY !Y C\LD REMA9 9 P[]4 ,?IS IMPLIES ?AT A KEY FACTOR 9 RISE ( ,/AL9ISM WAS POLITICAL -- ! SIMPLE FACT ?AT ! WORK]S W\LD NOT VOTE ,BOL%EVIK 9 FREE SOVIET & UNION ELECTIONS & SO !Y W]E NOT ALL[$ TO4 ,AS ONE ,SOVIET HI/ORIAN PUT IT 9 HIS ACC\NT ( ! 0YOLYNKA10 0TAK+ ! ACC\NT ( ! MOOD ( ! WORK]S1 ! DEM& = FREE ELECTIONS TO ! SOVIETS MEANT ! IMPLEM5TATION 9 PRACTICE ( ! 9FAM\S SLOGAN ( SOVIETS )\T COMMUNI/S40 

,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ?IS REVIEW CANNOT HOPE TO COV] ALL ! IMPORTANT 9=MATION CONTA9$ 9 ?IS BOOK4 ,AVES' DISCUSSION ON ! 9T5SIFICATION ( W> COMMUNISM & ,TROTSKY'S 0MILIT>IZATION ( LABOR0 IS EXCELL5T1 PLAC+ IT 9 ! P]IOD ( PEACE AT ! BEG9N+ ( #aib & NOT+ ITS IDEOLOGICAL BASIS4 ,ALSO ( 9T]E/ IS HIS ACC\NT ( ! 0M9I-,KRON/ADT0 9 ! ,UKRA9IAN T[N ( ,EKAT]9OSLAVL 9 ,JUNE #a#i#b#a1 :]E WORK]S RAIS$ RESOLUTIONS V]Y SIMIL> TO ?OSE RAIS$ AT ,KRON/ADT1 9CLUD+ ! DEM& = 0FREE SOVIETS0 POPUL>IZ$ BY ! ,MAKHNOVI/S4 

,SIMPLY PUT1 ITS H>D TO CLAIM ?AT1 AS ALL ,L59I/S DO1 ! ,RUSSIAN WORK+ CLASS HAD 0CEAS$ TO EXI/ 9 ANY MEAN+FUL S5SE0 9 SU* CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,AS SU*1 ,WORK]S ,AGA9/ ,L59 HELPS TO UND]M9E ! V>I\S =MS ( ! ,BOL%EVIK MY? &1 AS SU*1 IS A KEY RES\RCE = /UDY+ ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,BE+ AN ACADEMIC BOOK1 IT IS EXP5SIVE & WILL NE$ TO BE ORD]$ FROM A BOOK%OP OR FROM A LIBR>Y4 ,H[EV]1 ! WEAL? ( 9=MATION CONTA9$ 9 IT1 ! SOCIAL CONTEXT 9 :I* IT PLACES PROTE/ & DEVELOPM5TS 9 ,BOL%EVIK POLICIES & IDEAS1 MAKE IT A MU/-READ = ALL REVOLUTION>IES :O WANT A REVOLUTION TO BE MORE ?AN *ANG+ :O ! BOSS IS4 

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