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University of California Press Red Years: European Socialism versus Bolshevism 1919–1921

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The Red Years: European Socialism versus Bolshevism, 1919–1921 traces the turbulent aftermath of World War I, when socialist movements across Europe confronted the challenge―and temptation―posed by the Bolshevik Revolution. In the biennio rosso, the “two red years” between 1919 and 1921, revolutions, strikes, factory occupations, and general uprisings shook Germany, France, Italy, and beyond. At the same time, socialist parties long rooted in parliamentary traditions faced Lenin’s new model of revolutionary politics, crystallized in the Communist International. This book situates the confrontation in comparative perspective, weaving together the debates, polemics, and organizational crises that fractured European socialism. By following figures such as Karl Kautsky, Filippo Turati, Antonio Gramsci, and Paul Levi alongside Lenin and his Bolshevik comrades, it illuminates both the intensity of ideological conflict and the pragmatic struggles of movements trying to navigate postwar upheaval. Drawing on archives, memoirs, and cross-national sources, the study reconstructs the pivotal encounters at Comintern congresses, the efforts at compromise through “reconstructionist” internationals, and the decisive splits that created communist parties across Western Europe. Episodes such as the Spartacist uprising in Germany, the Italian factory occupations, and the French general strike reveal the lived stakes of the socialist–communist divide, as theory and revolution collided. The book underscores the paradox at the heart of Lenin’s triumph: Bolshevism gained ascendancy over European socialism only as revolution in the West faltered, leaving Moscow both victorious and isolated. The enduring takeaway is that the Red Years mark not just a historical schism but a cautionary lesson in how movements for emancipation can fracture when ideals of democracy, revolution, and discipline collide in moments of crisis. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

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Brand: University of California Press
Format: paperback
ASIN: 0520308778
Category: Books > Subjects > Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences > Government & Politics
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 13 May 2022
Listed Since: 09 April 2022

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