The 1905–07 Russian Revolution as a ‘Moment of Truth’: An Overlooked Contribution from Menshevism

This article is the first exposition of a projected five-part Menshevik study social forces in Russian Revolution 1905, only four volumes which appeared 1907 covering reaction, proletariat, peasantry, and liberal democratic bourgeoisie. collective effort marked perhaps attempt to present an overall analysis revolution from within one perspective, that variety Marxism. Despite centrality perceptions participants future historians socialism this project has been largely overlooked. be regretted, for contain interpretations now familiar on nature 1905 why it failed. Furthermore, there continuity between works authors subsequent (1909–14) much more famous history movements Russia at beginning twentieth century.