That the idea of world revolution was crucial for the Bolshevik leaders in the years following the 1917 revolution is a well-known fact. But what did the party\u2019s rank and file make of it? How did it resonate with the general population? And what can a social history of international solidarity tell us about the transformation of Soviet society from NEP to Stalinism? This book undertakes the first in-depth analysis of the discourses and practices of internationalism in early Soviet society during the years of revolution, civil war and NEP, using forgotten archival materials and contemporary sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Translator:<\/strong> Zachary King<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gleb J. Albert<\/strong>, Dr. phil. (2014, Bielefeld University), is researcher and lecturer at the Department of History, University of Zurich. He is co-editor of The International Newsletter of Communist Studies<\/em> and has published on early Soviet history, the Comintern and the international communist movement, and the history of software piracy and home computing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acknowledgements<\/strong>
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Abbreviations<\/strong>
Editorial Note<\/strong>
1 Introduction<\/strong>
2 \u2018World Revolution\u2019, the Bolsheviks and Soviet Society<\/strong>
\u20031\u2003Bolshevik Internationalism through the World War and Revolution
\u20032\u20031918\/19, 1923, 1926: Three World-Revolutionary \u2018Windows of Opportunity\u2019 in Their Soviet Reflection
3 Activists and the Charisma of World Revolution<\/strong>
\u20031\u2003Activists, Opportunists and Functionaries: Types of Early Soviet Political Actors
\u20032\u2003The World Revolution as a \u2018Delightful Thing\u2019
\u20033\u2003Communist World Society or Russian Domination? Activists Imagine the Future
4 Internationalist Practices\u00a0I: Charisma and Activism between the Revolution and NEP<\/strong>
\u20031\u2003Informing, Performing and Intervening: Public Speech about the World Revolution
\u20032\u2003Internationalist Greeting Messages and Their Authors
\u20033\u2003The Bolshevik Provincial Press: From Activist Mouthpiece to \u2018Mass\u2019 Newspaper
5 Internationalism and the Soviet \u2018Masses\u2019<\/strong>
\u20031\u2003Ways and Means of Transmitting Internationalist Knowledge
\u20032\u2003Reactions of the \u2018Masses\u2019: Disinterest, Resistance, Appropriation
6 MOPR: The Institutionalisation of International Solidarity in the obshchestvennost\u2019<\/em><\/strong>
7 International Practices\u00a0II: Activism and obshchestvennost\u2019<\/em> from NEP to Stalinism<\/strong>
\u20031\u2003Donations and Fundraising: Class Solidarity, Philanthropy and Entertainment
\u20032\u2003Objects and Subjects of \u2018Shefstvo\u2019: Comparing Two Types of International Sponsorship
\u20033\u2003Internationalist Pen Pal Correspondence\u00a0\u2013 Collective and Individual
\u20034\u2003Banners Wanted: The Twists and Turns of International Flag Exchange
\u20035\u2003Dealing with Comrades from Abroad: Foreign Representatives of the Labour Movement in the Soviet Union
8 A Practice Forestalled: Going Abroad for the World Revolution<\/strong>
9 Concluding Remarks<\/strong>
Bibliography<\/strong>
Index<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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