Based on exhaustive research in four factory-specific archives, Murphy's Revolution and Counterrevolution is unquestionably the most thorough investigation to date on working-class life in Moscow during the revolutionary era. It is an exciting contribution to the discussion about class and the Russian revolution from Murphy, who is a history lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and specialist in the Russian Revolution and Soviet society.

About the Author
Kevin Murphy teaches history at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. His current writing projects include A People's History of the Russian Revolution and a study of the role of trade unions in Soviet society.

Reviews
"An excellent close examination of the revolution from below." China Mieville, October "The most thorough investigation to date on working-class life during the revolutionary era, reviving the memory of the incredible gains for liberty and equality that the 1917 revolution brought about." -New Socialist
"An excellent close examination of the revolution from below." -China Mieville, October



Book Information
ISBN 9781931859509
Author Kevin Murphy
Format Paperback
Page Count 234
Imprint Haymarket Books
Publisher Haymarket Books
Weight(grams) 383g