The Revolutions Study Group

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The Russian Revolution 1917—1921

This 11-week class considers the establishment of a government based on the workers councils (soviets) in November 1917, emphasizing the rising influence of the Bolshevik Party.

$95 – $125

The German Revolution 1918-1924

In it’s beginnings, the revolution in Germany appears very similar to the events in Russia the year before. Why was the outcome so different? We will try to answer many questions in the course of this reading group, but that is the essential question.

$95 – $125

Germany 1918-1924: False Hope or Missed Chance?

The communists of Germany now struggled to reconnect with the German working class and rebuild a revolutionary movement in the Weimar Republic, a society that was, on the one hand, striving to return to normalcy and, on the other hand, slipped easily and often into economic and political chaos. They fought, but they lost. In the process, the working class was divided and demoralized, the capitalist class went looking for a savior, and the foundations of Nazism were laid.

$100 – $140