Marx and Russia The Fate of a Doctrine [Hardcover]

Marx and Russiais a chronological account of the evolution of Marxist thought from the publication ofDas Kapitalin Russian translation to the suppression of independent ideological currents by Stalin at the end of the 1920s. The book demonstrates the progressive emergence of different schools of Marxist thinking in the revolutionary era in Russia.

Starting from Marx's own connections with Russian revolutionaries and scholars, James D. White examines the contributions of such figures as Sieber, Plekhanov, Lenin, Bogdanov, Trotsky, Bukharin and Stalin to Marxist ideology in Russia. Using primary documents, biographical sketches and a helpful timeline, the book provides a useful guide for students to orientate themselves among the various Marxist ideologies which they encounter in modern Russian history. White also incorporates valuable new research for Russian history specialists in a vital volume for anyone interested in the history of Marxism, Soviet history and the history of Russia across the modern period.

Preface
1. Marx and Russia
2. Marx's Russian 'Scientific Friends'
3. Engels
4. Plekhanov
5. Lenin
6. Bogdanov
7. Trotsky and Permanent Revolution
8. Theories of Imperialism
9. Marxism and Revolution
10. Towards the 'Short Course'
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

This fascinating study should be read by students and scholars of modern Russian history and those with an interest in Marx. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty. CHOICE

In this beautifully written and thoroughly researchedtour de force, White presents the findings of a whole life's work on several connected themes: Marx's thought, Marx and Russia, Marx's reception in Russia, the Russian and European revolutionary movement, and the Russian Revolution. With characteristic clarity and wit, White demonstrates how inopportune deaths (Marx, Sieber), left the field open for a fundamlcé