{"product_id":"red-petrograd-revolution-in-the-factories-1917-1918-paperback-9780521316187","title":"Red Petrograd; Revolution in the Factories, 1917–1918 (Paperback) 9780521316187","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRed Petrograd\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRevolution in the Factories, 1917–1918\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book explores the impact of the 1917 Revolution on factory life in the Russian capital.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eS. A. Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521316187, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 14 March 1985\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.459 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Smith's painstaking analysis is buttressed by an admirably international and interdisciplinary range of reference.' The Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book explores the impact of the 1917 Revolution on factory life in the Russian capital. It traces the attempts of workers to take control of their working lives from the February Revolution through to June 1918, when the Bolsheviks nationalised industry. Although not primarily concerned with the political developments of the Revolution, the book demonstrates that the sphere of industrial production was a crucial arena of political as well as economic conflict. Having discussed the structure and composition of the factory workforce in Petrograd prior to 1917 and the wages and conditions of workers under the old regime, Dr Smith shows how workers saw the overthrow of the autocracy as a signal to democratise factory life and to improve their lot. After examining the creation and activities of the factory committees, he analyses the relationship of different groups of workers to the new labour movement, and assesses the extent to which it functioned democratically.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. A profile of the Petrograd working class on the eve of 1917\u003cbr\u003e 2. The tsarist factory\u003cbr\u003e 3. The February revolution: a new dispensation in the factories\u003cbr\u003e 4. The structure and functions of the factory committees\u003cbr\u003e 5. Trade unions and the betterment of wages\u003cbr\u003e 6. The theory and practice of workers' control of production\u003cbr\u003e 7. Deepening economic chaos and the intensification of workers' control\u003cbr\u003e 8. The social structure of the labour movement\u003cbr\u003e 9. The October Revolution and the organisation of industry\u003cbr\u003e 10. The economic crisis and the fate of workers' control: October 1917 to Junw 1918\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913181356312,"sku":"9780521316187","price":31.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521316187i_0b282b0b-097d-4658-aeb7-cc5cb6cd2964.jpg?v=1691375102","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/red-petrograd-revolution-in-the-factories-1917-1918-paperback-9780521316187","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}