History 301
Spring 2000
Prof. Koenker

Russian Revolutions of 1917

March 31, 2000



I. Why does revolution happen in Russia in 1917?

A. Russiašs economic backwardness
B. Theories of permanent revolution

II. Lenin's "seizure of power"? One standard model

III. Russia's revolutionary situation, 1917

A. Class structure in 1917
B. Grievances
C. February revolution

IV. The Workers' revolution in Russia

A. Bourgeois or proletarian revolution?
B. Immediate goals
C. Events interpreted through the lens of class analysis

V. October 1917

A. Workers' revolution?
B. Lenin's revolution?
C. It's only the beginning




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