Dominic Alexander’s series continues looking at the twists and turns of the revolutionary process in the fight for a workers’ ...

From the Archives, this document is a Police Report and describes the course of the Ruhr Uprising in the city of Duisburg, ...

In February the Russian monarchy collapsed. In October, squeezing out the moderate forces, the Bolsheviks seized power, leading to a bloody civil war. Subsequently, the Soviet government steered ...

Continuing on in the series, Dominic Alexander explores the solidification of the soviets and the rise of the Bolsheviks Part ...

Their leaders were experienced military commanders They controlled huge areas of Russia They had the Bolsheviks surrounded They had the active support of foreign countries, which intervened in the ...

After seizing control of Russia from the Provisional Government, the Bolsheviks had to safeguard their fragile grip on the reins of power. Lenin negotiated peace with Germany and therefore an end ...