Cornell University Press
Revolution and Culture
About this book
Zenovia A. Sochor here assesses one of the most important debates within the Bolshevik leadership during the early years of Soviet power-that between A. A. Bogdanov and V. I. Lenin. Once comrades-in-arms, Bogdanov and Lenin became political rivals prior to the October Revolution. Their disagreements over political and cultural issues led to a split in the Bolshevik Party, with Bogdanov spearheading the party's left-wing faction and attracting a following of notable intellectuals. Before Lenin died in 1924, however, he had succeeded in shaping Soviet society according to his own vision, and today Bolshevism is commonly identified with Leninism while Bogdanovism is little known. Sochor provides the first full exposition in English of Bogdanov's views, which, she asserts, must be understood to appreciate the choices available and the paths not taken during the formative years of the Soviet regime.
Author / Editor information
Zenovia A. Sochor is Associate Professor of Government at Clark University and Research Fellow at the Russian Research Center, Harvard University.
Reviews
This book not only sheds a great deal of light on the troubled relationship between Lenin and Bogdanov but also makes an important contribution to the debate over the role of culture in revolutionary change.
Robert C. Williams, Davidson College:
Sochor here provides the most complete account in English of the theoretical rivalry between Lenin and Bogdanov for control of Bolshevism after 1917. Her book is a significant addition to the literature on Soviet politics in the revolutionary period.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
ix - Part I. Points of Departure
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1. The Bogdanov-Lenin Controversy
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2. Cultural Prerequisites of Revolution
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3. Bogdanovism
42 - Part II. After October: Which Way to Socialism?
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4. War and Revolution
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5. School of Capitalism
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6. School of Socialism: Proletkult
125 - Part III. Origins of Political Culture
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7. Lenin and Political Hegemony
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8. Bogdanov and Cultural Hegemony
182 - Part IV. Laying the Foundations of the Soviet System
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9. From the First to the Second Cultural Revolution
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10. Revolution and Culture
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Selected Bibliography
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Index
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