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)
linked to: The Bolshevik Myth
author Alexander Berkman
countryOfOrigin United States
criticizes Bolshevik regime
Cheka
political repression in Soviet Russia
describesPeriod 1920
1921
describesPlace Moscow
Petrograd
Soviet Russia
linked to: Soviet Union
documents Kronstadt rebellion aftermath
conditions in revolutionary Russia
disillusionment with Bolshevism
persecution of anarchists in Soviet Russia
genre non-fiction
political memoir
hasAuthorPoliticalOrientation anarchist
hasForm first-person account
hasNotableCharacter Alexander Berkman
Emma Goldman
hasPerspective anarchist
hasTheme conflict between anarchism and Bolshevism
political idealism and disillusionment
revolution and betrayal
state power and authoritarianism
hasTitle The Bolshevik Myth
historicalContext early Soviet period
post-1917 Russian Revolution
influenced Western perceptions of Bolshevism
anarchist critiques of Soviet communism
mainSubject Bolshevism
Russian Revolution
Soviet Russia
linked to: Soviet Union

anarchism
political repression
movementContext international anarchist movement
narrativeForm diary
originalLanguage English
publicationYear 1925
relatedWork Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist
timeOfWriting early 1920s

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Alexander Berkman authorOf The Bolshevik Myth
The Bolshevik Myth hasTitle The Bolshevik Myth
The Bolshevik Myth alsoKnownAs The Bolshevik Myth (Diary 1920–1922)
linked to: The Bolshevik Myth