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The State versus the People: Revolutionary Justice in Russia's Civil War, 1917-1922
The State versus the People provides the first detailed account of the important role played by law and revolutionary tribunals in securing the Bolsheviks' hold on power after the October Revolution. The study offers a novel perspective on justice and the politics of civil war during the Russian Revolution.
| Author(s) | By Matthew Rendle (Senior Lecturer in History, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Exeter). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 336 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 11 Aug 2020 |
| Availability | Available |
The State versus the People provides the first detailed account of the important role played by law and revolutionary tribunals in securing the Bolsheviks' hold on power after the October Revolution. The study offers a novel perspective on justice and the politics of civil war during the Russian Revolution.
Introduction 1: Creating Revolutionary Justice 2: Extending State Authority 3: Categorizing Counter-Revolution 4: The Trial 5: The Logic of Mercy 6: Publicizing Revolutionary Justice Conclusion
Matthew Rendle is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Exeter. He has published numerous articles on various aspects of revolutionary Russia and is the author of Defenders of the Motherland: The Tsarist Elite in Revolutionary Russia (Oxford Uni
