Konstantin Andreevich Tarasov, Soldatskii bol’shevizm. Voennaia organizatsiia bol’shevikov i levoradikal’noe dvizhenie v Petrogradskom garnizone (fevral’ 1917-mart 1918 g.)

Based on Tarasov’s PhD thesis, Soldatskii bol’shevizm is a nuanced take on the classic topic of “trench bolshevism”. Through an exhaustive and meticulous reading of the available sources, Tarasov offers a detailed and at times day-to-day account of the political life in and around the Petrograd garrison between the February revolution and March 1918. Soldatskii bol’shevizm is structured chronologically around the evolving relationship between its two main protagonists, the rank-and-file soldi...