Event

Book launch and discussion – Red Petrograd by Steve Smith, 18 January, SOAS

14th Jan 2018

RED PETROGRAD: REVOLUTION IN THE FACTORIES, 1917-1918

Book launch and discussion

Steve Smith

 

Thursday 18 January
6:30pm start

Hosted by Haymarket Books and Social Histories 1917
 

Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS, University of London

Thornhaugh Street

Russell Square

London

WC1H 0XG

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When the Russian autocracy fell in February 1917, workers across Petrograd took it as a signal to begin democratizing every aspect of their lives, including their working lives. In this talk, Steve Smith revisits his classic book ‘Red Petrograd’, which vividly captured the creation, development, and expansion of the factory councils across the city. 

This event is held as part of the Social Histories of the Russian Revolution discussion series (https://www.facebook.com/socialhistories1917/) and marks the republication of Steve Smith’s classic Red Petrograd by Haymarket Books. Copies will be available to purchase.

Reserve a free place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/red-petrograd-revolution-in-the-factories-1917-1918-tickets-40936708798