3 volumes in 1

Volume 1. The overthrow of Tzarism. Peculiarities of Russia's development ; Tzarist Russia in the war ; The proletariat and the peasantry ; The Tzar and Tzarina ; The idea of a palace revolution ; The death agony of the monarchy ; Five days ; Who led the February insurrection? ; The paradox of the February revolution ; The new power ; Dual power ; The executive committee ; The army and the war ; The ruling group and the war ; The Bolsheviks and Lenin ; Rearming the party ; The "April days" ; The first coalition ; The offensive ; The peasantry ; Shifts in the masses ; The Soviet congress and the June demonstration ; Conclusion --
Volume 2. The attempted counter-revolution. The "July days" : preparation and beginning ; The "July days" : culmination and rout ; Could the Bolsheviks have seized the power in July? ; The month of the great slander ; The counter-revolution lifts its head ; Kerensky and Kornilov ; The state conference in Moscow ; Kerensky's plot ; Kornilov's insurrection ; The Bourgeoisie measures strength with the democracy ; The masses under attack ; The rising tide ; The Bolsheviks and the Soviets ; The last coalition --
Volume 3. The triumph of the Soviets. The peasantry before October ; The problem of nationalities ; Withdrawal from the pre-parliament and struggle for the Soviet congress ; The military-revolutionary committee ; Lenin summons to insurrection ; The art of insurrection ; The conquest of the capital ; The capture of the winter palace ; The October insurrection ; The congress of the Soviet dictatorship ; Conclusion ; Appendix I : Some legends of the bureaucracy ; Appendix II : Socialism in a separate country ; Appendix III : Historic references on the theory of "permanent revolution".

“During the first two months of 1917 Russia was still a Romanov monarchy. Eight months later the Bolsheviks stood at the helm. They were little known to anybody when the year began, and their leaders were still under indictment for state treason when they came to power. You will not find another such sharp turn in history especially if you remember that it involves a nation of 150 million people. It is clear that the events of 1917, whatever you think of them, deserve study.”

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