{"title":"Nikolai Bukharin","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"historical-materialism-a-system-of-sociology-paperback","title":"Historical Materialism: A System of Sociology - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by Bolshevik philosopher, economist, and statesman Nikolai Bukharin in 1921, \u003cem\u003eHistorical Materialism: A System of Sociology\u003c\/em\u003e was the standard primer on sociology and the historical materialist method in the early Soviet Union. Cosmonaut Press presents this newly typeset edition, based on the authorized translation of the third Russian edition, as part of Cosmonaut Classics, a series intending to reprint classic works from the history of socialist thought, especially those works that are not currently in print in affordable editions, or are only available as poor-quality scans of earlier editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with insightful exposition and fascinating historical detail, Historical Materialism remains relevant to socialists today attempting to make sense of their world, and will be of interest to those looking to gain an understanding of the worldview of the Bolsheviks of this period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369332572383,"sku":"9781953273031","price":27.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/vc5Wd-WGxV9781953273031.webp?v=1789140637"},{"product_id":"historical-materialism-a-system-of-sociology-paperback-1","title":"Historical Materialism: A System of Sociology - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'One of the true geniuses of the Russian Revolution\" - Kevin Murphy, \u003cem\u003eJacobin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1921, this work by Nikolai Bukharin, a highly influential Marxist and Soviet Politician who would later become one of the most famous victims of Stalin's show trials, expands upon Karl Marx's theory of historical materialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a Marxist interpretation of sociology, this edition is important not only from a sociological and economic perspective, but is also extremely valuable as a socio-historical document of contemporary thought in the Soviet Union in the years following the Bolshevik revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'History would have turned out differently if Nikolai Bukharin, a key figure in the Russian Revolution of 1917, and his more progressive ideas had been at the center of Soviet society.' - \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bukharin's analysis is still in advance of much contemporary discussion ... Without a development of his arguments, albeit a critical one, the modern world cannot be understood.' - Michael Haynes, \u003cem\u003eNikolai Bukharin and the Transition from Capitalism to Socialism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It is Bukharin's ghost, the indelible memory of his post-Marxian philosophy and his remarkable prevision of the Nazi-Soviet rapprochement and the inevitable deterioration of Stalin's Russia into proto-Fascism, which remains to haunt the Communist world.' - \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'History would have turned out differently if Nikolai Bukharin, a key figure in the Russian Revolution of 1917, and his more progressive ideas had been at the center of Soviet society.' - \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bukharin's analysis is still in advance of much contemporary discussion ... Without a development of his arguments, albeit a critical one, the modern world cannot be understood.' - Michael Haynes, \u003cem\u003eNikolai Bukharin and the Transition from Capitalism to Socialism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The enduring body of Bukharin's works cast a lurid light over the Soviet regime which has emerged since the death of Stalin' - \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of the true geniuses of the Russian Revolution\" - Kevin Murphy, \u003cem\u003eJacobin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bukharin is not only the party's most valuable and greatest theoretician but he is also rightfully considered the favorite of the whole party.\" - Vladimir Lenin, \u003cem\u003eLast Testament: Letters to the Congress\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bukharin, like Leon Trotsky, embodied the internationalist traditions of Soviet Communism before its descent into Stalinist chauvinism.' - Dr. Stephen F. Cohen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bukharin's unique importance in the history of Soviet Russia lies in the fact that he alone offered for that country a way forward radically opposed to the one adopted by Stalin.' Professor Leonard Schapiro, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNikolai Ivanovich Bukharin (1888-1938) was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and author. Bukharin was an important Bolshevik revolutionary, and spent six years with Lenin and Trotsky in exile. He wrote prolifically on the subject of revolutionary theory. Initially a supporter of Joseph Stalin after Vladimir Lenin's death, he came to oppose a large number of Stalin's policies and was one of Stalin's most prominent victims during the \"Moscow Trials\" and purges of the Old Bolsheviks in the late 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369505685727,"sku":"9781922491404","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/AXeOqsUFDP9781922491404.webp?v=1789142547"},{"product_id":"historical-materialism-paperback","title":"Historical Materialism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis classic volume contains Nikolai Bukharin's 1928 treatise, \"Historical Materialism\". Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin (1888-1938) was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and author. Bukharin was an important Bolshevik revolutionary, and spent six years with Lenin and Trotsky in exile. He wrote prolifically on the subject of revolutionary theory. This book will appeal to those with an interest in the Russian Revolution, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: \"The Practical Importance of the Social Sciences\", \"Cause and Purpose in the Social Sciences (Causation and Teleology\", \"Determinism and Indeterminism (Necessity and Free Will)\", \"Dialectic Materialism\", \"Society\", \"The Equilibrium Between Society and Nature\", \"The Equilibrium Between the Elements of Society\", etc. Many classic books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. 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