‘Paper Communists’ – Bolshevik party membership in the Russian Civil War

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-146
Author(s):  
Gayle Lonergan
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Linear Process ◽  
Russian Civil War ◽  
Party Membership ◽  
The Soviet Union

This article illustrates the recruitment profile of the Civil War cohort of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1919 to 1921.It disputes the traditional historiography, which presents the party as undergoing a linear process of decay and corruption ending in the period of the careerists of the Brezhnev period. Instead it demonstrates that even in the early period of the revolutionary republic the party was an attractive prospect for those wishing to attain position and privilege. Once it had shown itself to be the victor in the conflict, the party enjoyed considerable popularity in unexpected regions, attracting ambitious young peasants from the peripheries of the former Empire.

6. War to end war?

2019 ◽  
pp. 97-114
Author(s):  
Michael S. Neiberg
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
League Of Nations ◽  
Russian Civil War ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Treaty Of Versailles ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Many

The world that the Treaty of Versailles left behind looked anything but peaceful. Even as the ceremonies at Versailles were taking place, the Russian Civil War was threatening to engulf Europe in a war of ideologies. “War to end war?” considers the place of the Treaty of Versailles in the history of peacemaking, the numerous problems of enforcing the terms of the treaty, and the many repercussions of the document, including the war between the Soviet Union and Poland, the failure of Germany to make reparation payments, and the American Senate’s rejection of the League of Nations. Ultimately, the treaty failed to reflect or take into account the massive changes that the war had unleashed.

Vanguard of the Revolution

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. James McAdams
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Karl Marx ◽  
Modern World ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Revolution

This book is a sweeping history of one of the most significant political institutions of the modern world. The communist party was a revolutionary idea long before its supporters came to power. The book argues that the rise and fall of communism can be understood only by taking into account the origins and evolution of this compelling idea. It shows how the leaders of parties in countries as diverse as the Soviet Union, China, Germany, Yugoslavia, Cuba, and North Korea adapted the original ideas of revolutionaries like Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin to profoundly different social and cultural settings. The book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand world communism and the captivating idea that gave it life.

The Meeting of the 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Metallurgist ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-129
Author(s):  
E. Danilov
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
The Soviet Union
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