Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-134) and index.
Part I: The revolutionary year 1917 -- Part II: The political struggle: leaflets of Russian Socialist parties and Soviets -- Part III: Arming militants: worker militias and the Red Guard -- Part IV: The economic struggle: documents of the Petrograd Metalworkers' Union -- Part V: The Bolsheviks' post-revolutionary agenda for workers
"The 1917 uprising of Russian workers and peasants against the centuries-old Tsarist autocracy reverberated across the world. This meticulously assembled and expertly-translated collection of documents from the Petrograd Socialist movement provides a riveting firsthand glimpse into the urgent revolutionary moment as it unfolds". -- publisher