{"product_id":"vperyod-and-proletariy-bolshevik-newspapers-1905-вперед-и-пролетарий-газета-ссср","title":"Vperyod and Proletary: The First Bolshevik Newspapers of 1905 (Vperyod i Proletariy: Pervye bol'shevistskie gazety 1905 goda). Issues 1–2, 1924. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eВперед и Пролетарий. Первые большевистские газеты 1905 года. Вып. 1–2. \/ Редактор М. Ольминский.\u003cbr\u003eМосква : Красная новь, 1924.\u003cbr\u003e143 + 191 с. : ил., портр. Мягкие издательские обложки, энциклопедический формат (31 × 23 см). Состояние: небольшие надрывы по корешкам и краям обложек; блоки чистые, в хорошем состоянии.\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eVperyod and Proletary: The First Bolshevik Newspapers of 1905. Issues 1–2. \/ Edited by M. Olminsky.\u003cbr\u003eMoscow: Krasnaya Nov, 1924.\u003cbr\u003e143 + 191 pp.: ill., ports. Publisher's softcovers, enlarged format (31 × 23 cm). Condition: minor tears on the spines and edges of the covers; blocks are clean and in good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis substantial two-volume set, published in 1924 by Krasnaya Nov, serves as a foundational historical record of the Bolshevik press during the First Russian Revolution. Edited by the veteran revolutionary and historian of the party Mikhail Olminsky, these volumes compile and analyze the seminal output of the illegal newspapers Vperyod (Forward) and Proletariy (The Proletarian).\u003cbr\u003eVperyod was established by V. I. Lenin in Geneva in early 1905 following the split with the Menshevik-controlled Iskra. Lenin viewed it as the \"true\" successor to the original revolutionary spirit. Though it survived for only 18 issues, it played a decisive role in consolidating Bolshevik committees and paving the way for the Third Congress of the RSDLP. Following the congress, Proletariy succeeded it as the central organ of the party, continuing the ideological struggle from Vyborg, Geneva, and Paris.\u003cbr\u003eThe 1924 edition is rich with primary source materials, including party resolutions, tactical statements, and seminal articles written by the leadership while in exile. Crucially, the volumes are illustrated with portraits of the key figures who shaped the Bolshevik underground, including Lenin, Nadezhda Krupskaya, and Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich.\u003cbr\u003eFor historians of the Russian Revolution, researchers of clandestine printing, and collectors of early Soviet academic imprints, this set is a vital resource. It provides a meticulous look at the birth of the Bolshevik political machine and the specific journalistic strategies used to mobilize the Russian working class during the 1905 uprising.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43963172618282,"sku":"EB-306299628802","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/57_7b95a945-af76-4fb1-97f8-cb72266802a0.jpg?v=1768162264","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/vperyod-and-proletariy-bolshevik-newspapers-1905-%d0%b2%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b4-%d0%b8-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%b9-%d0%b3%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%b0-%d1%81%d1%81%d1%81%d1%80","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}