LSE RB feature essay: the centenary of the Russian Revolution by Geoffrey Swain

2017 marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution, which served as the inspiration for the recent LSE Literary Festival on the theme of ‘Revolution’. Following the publication of his new book, A Short History of the Russian Revolution (IB Tauris, 2017), Geoffrey Swain reflects on the events of October 2017, challenging the notion that the revolution was largely the result of a Bolshevik coup.