"The Greatest Failure in All History": A Critical Examination of the Actual Workings of Bolshevism in RussiaPolitical writer John Spargo strongly denounced Bolshevik Revolution in Russia through this work. He delivered carefully investigated evidence regarding the Bolshevist system and its workings to compel people to condemn Bolshevism as an aggressive and dangerous form of reaction that disrupts progress, civilization, and enlightenment. Contents include: Why Have the Bolsheviki Retained Power? The Soviets The Soviets under the Bolsheviki The Undemocratic Soviet State The Peasants and the Land The Bolsheviki and the Peasants The Red Terror Industry under Soviet Control The Nationalization of Industry—I The Nationalization of Industry—II Freedom of Press and Assembly "The Dictatorship of the Proletariat" State Communism and Labor Conscription Let the Verdict Be Rendered |
Contents
Construction of the Soviet Power A Organization of the Central Power | |
From Voter to National GovernmentRussia and U S | |
THE BOLSHEVIKI AND THE PEASANTS | |
THE RED TERROR | |
THE NATIONALIZATION OF INDUSTRYI | |
Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine | |
FREEDOM OF PRESS AND ASSEMBLY | |
THE DICTATORSHIP OF THE PROLETARIAT | |
STATE COMMUNISM AND LABOR CONSCRIPTION | |
Decree of the Workers and Peasants Council of Defense on the First Revolutionary Labor | |
LET THE VERDICT BE RENDERED | |
FINIS | |
INDUSTRY UNDER SOVIET CONTROL | |
Old Cookery | |
Instructions on Workers Control | |
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