The Bolshevik Myth
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The Bolshevik Myth is Alexander Berkman’s firsthand, critical memoir of his experiences in revolutionary Russia, documenting his disillusionment with the Bolshevik regime.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Bolshevik Myth (Diary 1920–1922) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Berkman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes |
Bolshevik regime
ⓘ
Cheka NERFINISHED ⓘ political repression in Soviet Russia ⓘ |
| describesPeriod |
1920
ⓘ
1921 ⓘ |
| describesPlace |
Moscow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petrograd NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documents |
Kronstadt rebellion aftermath
ⓘ
conditions in revolutionary Russia ⓘ disillusionment with Bolshevism ⓘ persecution of anarchists in Soviet Russia ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorPoliticalOrientation | anarchist ⓘ |
| hasForm | first-person account ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacter |
Alexander Berkman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emma Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | anarchist ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between anarchism and Bolshevism
ⓘ
political idealism and disillusionment ⓘ revolution and betrayal ⓘ state power and authoritarianism ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Bolshevik Myth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Soviet period
ⓘ
post-1917 Russian Revolution ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western perceptions of Bolshevism
ⓘ
anarchist critiques of Soviet communism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bolshevism
ⓘ
Russian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ anarchism ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| movementContext | international anarchist movement ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | diary ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | early 1920s ⓘ |
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