Global Revolution by Pons, Silvio -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Abbreviations Introduction Prologue: War and Revolution 1. Time of Revolution (1917–1923)

Lenin, the Soviet State, and the Comintern Victory in Russia, Defeat in Europe The Birth of the Communist Parties The End of European Revolution

2. Time of the State (1924–1939)

World Revolution and ‘Socialism in One Country’ Between East and West Stalin, the ‘Revolution from above’, and the Psychosis of War Communists and Anti-fascism The Total-Security State The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact

3. Time of War (1939–1945)

The Alliance with Hitler The Patriotic War and the End of the Comintern Spheres of Influence, National Fronts, and ‘People’s Democracy’ Victory without Revolution

4. Time of Empire (1945–1953)

The Birth of the ‘External Empire’ The Founding of the Cominform The Break between the USSR and Yugoslavia Revolution in China and War in Korea The ‘Revolution from above’ in Eastern and Central Europe and the Pacifist Mobilization Communists and the Cold War

5. Time of Decline (1953–1968)

The Crisis in Central and Eastern Europe The End of Communist Unity Expansion in the Third World and the Rift between the Soviet Union and China The Limits upon Soviet Influence

6. Time of Crisis (1968–1991)

1968 and the Prague Spring The Break-Up of the Movement The Global Superpower Eurocommunism The Crisis of Legitimacy Reform and Collapse

Epilogue: The End of Soviet and European Communism in World History References Index