I am
conscious that I was too short a time in Russia to be able to form
really reliable judgments; however, I share this drawback with most
other westerners who have written on Russia since the October
Revolution. I feel that Bolshevism is a matter of such importance that
it is necessary, for almost every political question, to define one's
attitude in regard to it; and I have hopes that I may help others to
define their attitude, even if only by way of opposition to what I
have written.
I have received invaluable assistance from my secretary, Miss D.W.
Black, who was in Russia shortly after I had left. The chapter on Art
and Education is written by her throughout. Neither is responsible for
the other's opinions.
BERTRAND RUSSELL
_September, 1920._
CONTENTS
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PREFACE 5
PART I
THE PRESENT CONDITION OF RUSSIA
I. WHAT IS HOPED FROM BOLSHEVISM 15
II. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 24
III. LENIN, TROTSKY AND GORKY 36
IV. ART AND EDUCATION 45
V. COMMUNISM AND THE SOVIET CONSTITUTION 72
VI. THE FAILURE OF RUSSIAN INDUSTRY 81
VII. DAILY LIFE IN MOSCOW 92
VIII. TOWN AND COUNTRY 99
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