This book, by Ted Grant and with a preface by Trotsky's grandson Esteban Volkov, which is in its final stages and will be approximately 500 pages long, covers the key developments in Russia since the Revolution right up to the present day. It traces the elimination of workers' democracy, the rise of Stalinism, the advances of planned economy and the eventual collapse of the bureaucratic system under Gorbachev. Using the method of Marxism, Ted Grant uncovers the contradictory developments that have shaped the Soviet Union over the last 70 years and finally led to its downfall. He also deals in detail with the present situation in Russia under Yeltsin and assesses the possibilities for a successful restoration of capitalism. Not since the publication of Trotsky's book "The Revolution Betrayed" in 1936 has such a detailed and comprehensive Marxist study of Russia been undertaken. If you want more info about the book please mail to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . To purchase this book, click here.

By Ted Grant

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Foreword	by Vsievolod Volkov
Introduction	by Alan Woods
Part One	The Balance Sheet of October
Part Two	The Rise of Stalinism
Part Three	From the Five Year Plan to the Purges
Part Four	The Nature of Stalinism
Part Five	From War to 'de-Stalinisation'
Part Six	The period of stagnation
Part Seven	The meaning of perestroika
Part Eight	From Foreign Policy to the National Question
Part Nine	The collapse of Stalinism
Part Ten	A new turning point
Part Eleven	Once again: the class nature of the Russian State
Part Twelve	Where is Russia going?
Appendix One	Capitalist restoration in Eastern Europe?
Appendix Two	The Marxist Theory of the state (Once more on the theory of 'state capitalism')
	Bibliography