A history of communism, from its antecedents, through marx, the founding of the soviet union, the chinese revolution, to the fall of communism. This international best seller reflects the authors vast knowledge and understanding not only of modern russian history his established area of expertisebut also of the history of communism before marxism and of the rise and fall of global communism during the. Request pdf on sep 1, 2008, alastair kochowilliams and others published comrades. A history of world communism, by robert service comrades. Liu shaoqi was a major theoretician of the chinese communist party who later. In such a world there will be no exploiters, oppressors, landlords, capitalists. Political use of the term was inspired by the french revolution, after which it grew into a form of address between socialists and workers. Almost two decades after the collapse of communism in eastern europe and the ussr, leading historian robert service examines the history of. Read comrades communism a world history online, read in mobile or kindle. Robert services comrades is a thorough yet concise book about the long history of communism. Just think of the history of communism in hungary from bela kun to janos kadar. The rise and fall of world communism illustrated ebook.
The rise and fall of world communism illustrated ebook, make sure you follow the hyperlink beneath and save the document or have access to other information that are have conjunction with comrades. Since the russian revolution, popular culture in the western. The author includes a lot of information about communism in small countries that generally dont get a lot of press. Pdf comrades communism a world history download ebook. The rise and fall of world communism illustrated to save comrades. The amount of human folly that went into communist projects in different parts of the world is staggering, and the suffering and sacrifice including selfsacrifice that they demanded are astounding. Service begins with a theoretical a robert service has provided a decent, detailed, yet highly readable account of the world communist movement, that leaves no stone unturned. Offering vivid portraits of the protagonists and decisive events in communist history, service looks. Comrades a history of world communism robert service.
In 482 pages he describes communism from the theories of karl. Comrades a history of world communism by robert service. Service oxford, a historian who wrote the bestselling biographies lenin ch, sep01, 390484 and stalin ch, nov05, 431762, goes global in this welcome comprehensive volume narrating the history of world communism. However, comrades is not a simple chronology of the world communist movement, it is an account of the factors, the attitudes, and the evolving nature of communism, and why it ultimately failed. Almost two decades after the collapse of communism in eastern europe and the ussr, leading historian robert service examines the history of communism throughout the world. Offering vivid portraits of the protagonists and decisive events in communist history, service looks not only at the high politics of communist regimes but also at the social conditions that led. The term comrade is used to mean mate, colleague, or ally, and derives from the spanish term camarada, literally meaning chamber mate, from latin camera, meaning chamber or room. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Offering vivid portraits of the protagonists and decisive events in communist history, service looks not only at the high politics of communist regimes but also at the social conditions that led millions to support communism in so many countries. Service begins with a theoretical analysis of premarxist communist, followed with examination of marx and engels, the early communist movement, leading to the russian revolution. Download comrades communism a world history ebook free in pdf and epub format.