Centenary of the Russian Revolution: (1917-2017)

Abstract

This book is part of the research project “Spanish Civil War and three decades of war in Europe: legacies and consequences (1914-1945/2014) ” (ref. HAR2013-4160-P).

On the occasion of the centenary of the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Centre d'Estudis Històrics Internacionals of the University of Barcelona (Center for International Historical Studies, CEHI-UB) has carried out a number of academic initiatives to deepen the study of the Russian revolutionary phenomenon, as well as the repercussions and the long-term consequences of that momentous event. Among the most significant results of the collective work done by CEHI-UB members, we can mention a series of lectures about the Revolution organised by the University of Barcelona; a course for university students held throughout the spring of 2017; and the publication, in book format, of a collection of essays by a Spanish publishing house (Andreu Mayayo and José Manuel Rúa, eds., Y el mundo cambió de base. Una mirada histórica a la Revolución Rusa). As a conclusion of this work, the University of Barcelona has held, in October 2017, an international congress (Centenary of the Russian Revolution, 1917-2017), that has been attended by leading specialists in the field, both Spanish and foreign. This volume collects all the conference papers, expanded and revised for English publication; it is also further enriched by the inclusion of three chapters expressly written for the book, as well as an introduction and final conclusions that help contextualise the text and confer coherence.