Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-205) and index
Contents:
Historical background on the Bolshevik revolution. An overview of the Bolshevik revolution (Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: War) ; World War I was among the main causes of the Bolshevik revolution / Hugh Jebson ; The United States must not recognize the Bolshevik government of Russia (New York Times) ; The Bolsheviks have suppressed all opposition and will lead Russia to ruin (The Times) ; The Bolsheviks took over Siberia with violence and brutality / John A. Embry ; The former Czar and his entire family were imprisoned and then murdered / Robert Wilton Controversies concerning the Bolshevik revolution. The triumph of the Bolsheviks represents the desire of the workers / John Reed ; The Bolsheviks are hated by the workers and retain power only by force / Inna Rakitnikov ; Americans do not understand the true meaning of bolshevism / Emma Goldman ; The Bolsheviks suppress all opposition from working-class people (C.E.B.) ; Russia is establishing a great democracy that will lead the world / Fred P. Haggard ; The Bolsheviks are a threat to the world and the allies should step in to defeat them / John Pollock ; The Russian people are aware that bolshevism is destroying their country / Catherine Breshkovskaya ; The Bolshevik goal of spreading revolution throughout the world is unlikely to succeed (New York Times) ; The situation in Russia continued to worsen until the collapse of the Soviet Union / Richard M. Ebeling ; Bolshevik revolution: national disaster or midwife of history? / Boris Kaimakov Personal narratives. A leader of the Bolshevik revolutionaries describes their takeover of the Winter Palace / Nikolai Podvoisky ; A diary shows life in a Russian town during the early days of Bolshevik rule / Anonymous ; The commander of the Russian Women's Battalion tells about the disbanding of her unit / Maria Botchkareva ; An American-born Russian princess describes her escape from Bolshevik violence / Julia Grant Cantacuzène ; A British socialist describes her doubts about the Bolsheviks' actions in Russia / Ethel Snowden
