Library:History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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Introduction

The struggle for the creation of a social-democratic labour party in Russia (1883—1901)

Abolition of serfdom and the development of industrial capitalism in Russia. Rise of the modern industrial proletariat. First steps of the working-class movement

Narodism (populism) and Marxism in Russia. Plekhanov and his “emancipation of labour” group. Plekhanov's fight against narodism. Spread of Marxism in Russia

Beginning of Lenin’s revolutionary activities. St. Petersburg League of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class

Lenin’s struggle against narodism and “legal Marxism.” Lenin’s idea of an alliance of the working class and the peasantry. First Congress of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party

Lenin’s fight against “Economism.” Appearance of Lenin’s newspaper Iskra

Brief summary

Formation of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party. Appearance of the Bolshevik and the Menshevik groups within the party (1901—1904)

The Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks in the period of the Russo-Japanese war and the first Russian revolution (1904—1907)

The Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks in the period of the Stolypin reaction. The Bolsheviks constitute themselves an independent marxist party (1908—1912)

The Bolshevik party during the new rise of the working-class movement before the first imperialist war (1912—1914)

The Bolshevik party in the period of the imperialist war. The second revolution in Russia (1914—March 1917)

The Bolshevik party in the period of preparation and realization of the October socialist revolution (April 1917—1918)

The Bolshevik party in the period of foreign military intervention and civil war (1918—1920)

The Bolshevik party in the period of transition to the peaceful work of economic restoration (1921—1925)

The Bolshevik party in the struggle for the socialist industrialization of the country (1926—1929)

The Bolshevik party in the struggle for the collectivization of agriculture (1930—1934)

The Bolshevik party in the struggle to complete the building of the socialist society. Introduction of the new constitution (1935—1937)