The Silent Brother
Simon Van der Velde
This book examines the relationship between the Russian Communist Party and working class in the years after the revolution and civil war. It shows that the working class was politically expropriated by the Bolshevik party, as democratic bodies such as soviets and factory committees were deprived of decision-making power.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN-13
- 9781134075508
- Genre
- FictionCrime & Thriller
- Topics
- Russian Revolution and its aftermathPolitical power and oppressionWorking class disenfranchisement
Awards
- Gold Dagger Award (CWA Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year)Shortlisted(2023)
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