1905 (book)
| Author | Leon Trotsky |
|---|---|
| Original title | 1905 |
| Translator | Anya Bostock (English) |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Penguin Books (England) |
Publication date | 1908 |
| Publication place | Soviet Union |
| Media type |
1905 is a historical account of the First Russian Revolution written by Soviet leader, Leon Trotsky. The book examined a number of historical developments during the period which included the emergence of Russian capitalism, the relationship of social democracy with the political parties and the significance of the Soviet worker's deputies.[1][2]
Historical evaluation
[edit]The book has been commended for its historical value in chronicling the political developments and weight of social forces in the 1905 revolution.[2][3][4] Historian, Ian Thatcher wrote that Trotsky established himself as a historian of the Russian Revolution with the book and the themes featured in 1905 would later be re-examined in his magnum opnus, The History of the Russian Revolution.[5] Other reviewers have noted that the book was not written to provide a balanced or definitive overview of the period as the focus of the book is centred on St.Petersburg and from the perspective of Trotsky on events.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Trotsky, Leon (January 15, 2017). 1905. Haymarket Books. pp. 7–15. ISBN 978-1-60846-736-5.
- ^ a b c Davies, David A. (December 1973). "1905. By Leon Trotsky. Translated by Anya Bostock. Studies in the Third World Books. New York: Random House, 1971. xxi, 488 pp. $15.00". Slavic Review. 32 (4): 817–818. doi:10.2307/2495516. ISSN 0037-6779.
- ^ Wolfe, Bertram D. (1961). "Leon Trotsky as Historian". Slavic Review. 20 (3): 495–502. doi:10.2307/3000510. JSTOR 3000510.
- ^ White, James D. (July 3, 2021). "Leon Trotsky and Soviet Historiography of the Russian Revolution (1918–1931)". Revolutionary Russia. 34 (2): 276–295. doi:10.1080/09546545.2021.1983938.
- ^ Heywood, Anthony J.; Smele, Jonathan D. (April 3, 2013). The Russian Revolution of 1905: Centenary Perspectives. Routledge. pp. 241–243. ISBN 978-1-134-25329-6.