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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Bolshevik Myth canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The Bolshevik Myth Context triple: [Alexander Berkman, authorOf, The Bolshevik Myth]
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A.
The Bolsheviks: The Intellectual and Political History of the Triumph of Communism in Russia
"The Bolsheviks: The Intellectual and Political History of the Triumph of Communism in Russia" is a major historical study by Adam Ulam that analyzes the ideological roots, leadership, and political dynamics that led to the Bolshevik rise to power and the establishment of communist rule in Russia.
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The Weakness of the Bolshevik
The Weakness of the Bolshevik is a Spanish drama film in which Maribel Verdú delivers a critically acclaimed performance in a dark story of obsession and moral decay.
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C.
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course is a heavily propagandistic official textbook published in 1938 that presented a Stalinist interpretation of Soviet and party history for ideological education.
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D.
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
The Myth of the Twentieth Century is a 1930 Nazi ideological treatise by Alfred Rosenberg that attempts to provide a racial and philosophical justification for National Socialism.
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E.
October: Ten Days That Shook the World
"October: Ten Days That Shook the World" is a 1928 Soviet silent historical film by Sergei Eisenstein that dramatizes the events of the 1917 October Revolution using his pioneering montage techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Bolshevik Myth Target entity description: 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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A.
The Bolsheviks: The Intellectual and Political History of the Triumph of Communism in Russia
"The Bolsheviks: The Intellectual and Political History of the Triumph of Communism in Russia" is a major historical study by Adam Ulam that analyzes the ideological roots, leadership, and political dynamics that led to the Bolshevik rise to power and the establishment of communist rule in Russia.
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B.
The Weakness of the Bolshevik
The Weakness of the Bolshevik is a Spanish drama film in which Maribel Verdú delivers a critically acclaimed performance in a dark story of obsession and moral decay.
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C.
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course is a heavily propagandistic official textbook published in 1938 that presented a Stalinist interpretation of Soviet and party history for ideological education.
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D.
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
The Myth of the Twentieth Century is a 1930 Nazi ideological treatise by Alfred Rosenberg that attempts to provide a racial and philosophical justification for National Socialism.
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E.
October: Ten Days That Shook the World
"October: Ten Days That Shook the World" is a 1928 Soviet silent historical film by Sergei Eisenstein that dramatizes the events of the 1917 October Revolution using his pioneering montage techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Bolshevik Myth (Diary 1920–1922) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Berkman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
Bolshevik regime
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Cheka NERFINISHED ⓘ political repression in Soviet Russia ⓘ |
| describesPeriod |
1920
ⓘ
1921 ⓘ |
| describesPlace |
Moscow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petrograd NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documents |
Kronstadt rebellion aftermath
ⓘ
conditions in revolutionary Russia ⓘ disillusionment with Bolshevism ⓘ persecution of anarchists in Soviet Russia ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorPoliticalOrientation | anarchist ⓘ |
| hasForm | first-person account ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacter |
Alexander Berkman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emma Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | anarchist ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between anarchism and Bolshevism
ⓘ
political idealism and disillusionment ⓘ revolution and betrayal ⓘ state power and authoritarianism ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Bolshevik Myth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Soviet period
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post-1917 Russian Revolution ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western perceptions of Bolshevism
ⓘ
anarchist critiques of Soviet communism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bolshevism
ⓘ
Russian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ anarchism ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| movementContext | international anarchist movement ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | diary ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | early 1920s ⓘ |
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