Moscow Uprising of December, 1905 - A Background Study

This book, originally published in 1987, focuses on the factors which contributed to the Moscow uprising of December 1905, by comprehensively surveying a vast field of both Russian and English language literature on the subject. In order to explain why the uprising occurred in Moscow when it did, the author discusses the contributions of the Bolsheviks, the Mensheviks, the Soviet-Revolutionaries and the government, concluding that the uprising happened at that time because the parties were committed to it and agitated for it and the local government in Moscow was not in control of the situation.

List of contents

1. Armed Insurrection: Theoretical Views of Parties 2. General Development of the Parties 3. The Parties in Moscow: Political Activities 4. Military-Technical Preparations and Activities 5. The Police in Moscow 6. The Moscow Garrison 7. The Decision 8. General Conclusions

About the author

Joseph L. Sanders

Summary

This book, originally published in 1987, focuses on the factors which contributed to the Moscow uprising of December 1905, by comprehensively surveying a vast field of both Russian and English language literature on the subject. In order to explain why the uprising occurred in Moscow when it did, the author discusses the contributions of the Bolsheviks, the Mensheviks, the Soviet-Revolutionaries and the government, concluding that the uprising happened at that time because the parties were committed to it and agitated for it and the local government in Moscow was not in control of the situation.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph L Sanders, Joseph L. Sanders, Sanders Joseph L.
• Assisted by: Joseph L. Sanders (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781138227385
• ISBN: 978-1-138-22738-5
• No. of pages: 876
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Russian Revolution; Routledge Library Editions: The Russian Revolution; Routledge Library Editions. th
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; History, Russia, European History, HISTORY / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, General and world history, History and Archaeology, USSR, Soviet Union, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Russia / General