| Titre | Co-optation amid repression [The Revolutionary Communists in Saratov province, 1918-1920] | |
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| Auteur | Donald J. Raleigh | |
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Revue | Cahiers du monde russe |
| Numéro | volume 40, no 4, octobre-décembre 1999 | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Articles |
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| Page | 625-656 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Donald J. Raleigh. Co-optation amid repression: The Revolutionary Communists in Saratov province, 1918-1920. This essay seeks to restore to the historical record the Revolutionary Communist Party, formed in September 1918 by a group of former Left SRs. From late 1918 until late 1920 the Revolutionary Communists participated in the ruling coalition in Saratov province, attracting a considerable following in several key districts and uezd towns, as well as elsewhere in the Urals and Volga regions. I argue that the party's sustained commitment to Soviet power proved a decisive factor in keeping the province — perhaps the most important supplier of grain to the urban centers of the Communist-controlled heartland — from falling to the Whites as a result of a rejection of Soviet power from within. The opening of Russian archives makes it possible to illuminate its relationship with the Bolshevik Party, and to study the reasons for the party's ultimate decline in 1920. In comparing the narratives of revolution constructed by both parties, the essay examines Bolshevik policies of co-optation of their populist rivals' strategies of dissent amid repression, a dynamic that became a characteristic Bolshevik practice during the period and a key element of the formative experience of Civil War for all involved. Thus, this case study of the party's relationship toward its populist ally offers valuable insights into how the Bolsheviks exercised state power in general. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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