Alexander Shlyapnikov, 1885-1937 : : life of an old Bolshevik / / by Barbara C. Allen.

• Superior document: Historical Materialism Book Series, Volume 90
• VerfasserIn: Allen, Barbara C. 1967-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Historical materialism book series ; Volume 90.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (440 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In Alexander Shlyapnikov, 1885-1937: Life of an Old Bolshevik , Barbara Allen recounts the political formation and positions of Russian Communist and trade unionist, Alexander Shlyapnikov. As leader of the Workers’ Opposition (1919–21), Shlyapnikov called for trade unions to realise workers’ mastery over the economy. Despite defeat, he continued to advocate distinct views on the Soviet socialist project that provide a counterpoint to Stalin’s vision. Arrested during the Great Terror, he refused to confess to charges he thought illogical and unsupported by evidence. Unlike the standard historical and literary depiction of the Old Bolshevik, Shlyapnikov contested Stalin's and the NKVD's construct of the ideal party member. Allen conducted extensive research in archives of the Soviet Communist party and secret police.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Barbara C. Allen -- Introduction / Barbara C. Allen -- 1 From the Old Belief to Socialism / Barbara C. Allen -- 2 Emigration and the Revolutionary Underground / Barbara C. Allen -- 3 Organising Workers in the Revolutionary Year 1917 / Barbara C. Allen -- 4 Labour Commissar / Barbara C. Allen -- 5 Defending Soviet Power and Unions in the Civil War / Barbara C. Allen -- 6 The Workers’ Opposition and the Trade-Union Debate / Barbara C. Allen -- 7 Early nep and the Trade Unions / Barbara C. Allen -- 8 Appeal of the 22 to the Communist International / Barbara C. Allen -- 9 Factional Politics in the nep Era / Barbara C. Allen -- 10 Late nep, Industrialisation and Renewed Repression / Barbara C. Allen -- 11 Purged from the Party / Barbara C. Allen -- 12 Exile, Arrest and Prison / Barbara C. Allen -- Epilogue: Retribution Upon the Family and Rehabilitation / Barbara C. Allen -- Conclusion / Barbara C. Allen -- Bibliography / Barbara C. Allen -- Index / Barbara C. Allen.