History of the Russian Revolution to Brest-Litovsk, The

The History of the Russian Revolution to Brest-Litovsk was drafted by Trotsky between sessions of the Peace negotiations between representatives of the Soviet Government and those of the German High Command in December 1917 and January 1918. The Bolsheviks never held the view that socialism could be established in a backward semi-feudal country like Russia. Rather, the Russian Revolution was simply meant to be the opening shot of the world revolution. This masterly work was part of the Bolshevik leaders’ appeal to workers internationally. In the centenary of the Revolution, Trotsky’s first-class account is an excellent answer to the lies systematically spread by its enemies and should be given the widest possible readership