The Road to Communism

by Ted Gottfried

Chronicles the Czarist Russian Empire in the 1800s, the birth of Bolshevism, events leading to the Russian Revolution of 1917, and the development of new political structures in its aftermath.

144 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2002

Reviews

[Ashish Ahsan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I must say the book is surprisingly good. Surprising considering that the writer is relatively unknown. I like the way he covered, in its concise form, the complete history of Russian revocation: Tsar's shenanigans and contempt, development of the revolution and reasons, Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin's total unpreparedness for the the Kerensky revolution, Lenin's maneuvers to capture the revolution and the wining of the civil war. I also liked the neutral take on Trotsky and Stalin, something kind of rare. The story telling is flowing and enjoyable.

[Benjamin Britton · Rating 4 out of 5]

"They were charged with carrying out the antichurch campaign decreed by Lenin from his sickbed. The assets of all Russian institutions, particularly the Orthodox Church to which most Russians belonged, were to be seized by the state. If there was opposition, Lenin ordered 'the execution of ring leaders among the clergy.'"