The Revolution Betrayed

In 1917 workers and peasants of Russia were the motor force for one of the deepest revolutions in history. Yet within ten years a political counterrevolution by a privileged social layer whose chief spokesperson was Joseph Stalin was being consolidated. This classic study of the Soviet workers state and the degeneration of the revolution illuminates the roots of the disintegration of the Soviet bureaucracy and sharpening conflicts in and among the former republics of the USSR.  Appendix: Socialism in one country. To read full review(s), please click the REVIEWS & PROMO tab on this page. “Probably the most readable, significant and interesting book that has thus far come from the prolific pen of the former leader of the Red Army.” —The New York Times Book Review (March 21, 1937) “ ‘Betrayal’ is a strong word. And yet for Mr. Trotsky’s case it is the only one. Stalinism, he feels, has done no less than betray …the international working class.” —The New York Times (March 12, 1937)