Table of Contents

Editors' Preface - Introduction to the 2nd Edition - Introduction - A Note on References - THE UNSTABLE COMPOUND, 1900-1914 - St Petersburg and the World in 1900 - The Absolute Monarchy Before 1905 - Economic Progress - The Transforming of Russian Society - Social Discontents - Political Upheaval:1905-6 - The Limits of the Regime's Adaptiveness - Social Resilience and Institutional Growth - Economic Problems before 1914 - Political Instability - EXPLOSION, 1915-1917 - War and the Gathering Economic Crisis - Social Commotion - The February Revolution of 1917 - Aspirations in Society - 'Dual Power' - Economic Breakdown and Social Reactions - Mass Organisations - The Bolshevik Party - The Disintegration of the State - The October Revolution of 1917 - THE LIMITS OF EXPERIMENT, 1917-1927 - Political Euphoria - Economic and Diplomatic Prostration 1917-18 - Social Reforms and Mass Participation - Repression - Civil War 1917-21 - Oppositions to Bolshevism - The NEP and Economic Recovery 1921-7 - The Recuperation of Society - The Party and the Political System - Moscow and the World in 1927 - Conclusions - Afterword - Select Bibliography - Maps - Index