Overview
Examines the place and role of the family in the revolutionary movement in Russia
Builds upon the work of the author's previous book Forgotten Lives:The Role of Lenin's Sisters in the Russian Revolution, 1864-1937
Explores the persistent inequality of the sexes found in the revolutionary parties before and after the revolution
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
This book explores the role played by families in the Russian revolutionary movement and the first decades of the Soviet regime. While revolutionaries were expected to sever all family ties or at the very least put political concerns before personal ones, in practice this was rarely achieved. In the underground, revolutionaries of all stripes, from populists to social-democrats, relied on siblings, spouses, children and parents to help them conduct party tasks, with the appearance of domesticity regularly thwarting police interference. Family networks were also vital when the worst happened and revolutionaries were imprisoned or exiled. After the revolution, these family networks continued to function in the building of the new Soviet regime and amongst the socialist opponents who tried to resist the Bolsheviks. As the Party persecuted its socialist enemies and eventually turned on threats perceived within its ranks, it deliberately included the spouses and relatives of its opponents in an attempt to destroy family networks for good.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Katy Turton is a historian of the Russian revolutionary movement, with a particular interest in the role of women. She has worked as a lecturer at the University of York, UK, and Queen’s University, Belfast, Ireland, and is the author of Forgotten Lives: The Role of Lenin’s Sisters in the Russian Revolutionary Movement.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Family Networks and the Russian Revolutionary Movement, 1870–1940
Authors: Katy Turton
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-0-230-39308-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-39307-3Published: 14 December 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-39308-0Published: 04 December 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 261
Topics: Russian, Soviet, and East European History, Social History, Political History, Family