Bertrand Russell traveled to Russia with the British Labor Delegation to assess the aftermath of the Russian Revolution and the growth of the inchoate socialist republic. Wracked by civil war and an oppressive trade blockade, Russia has descended into starvation, industrial failure, and civil unrest. In response, the Bolsheviks have resorted to austere methods to maintain social order and suppress perceived counterrevolutionary activity.
Russell had previously described his thoughts on socialism in Roads to Freedom and expressed concern that Marxism would give..." data-title="Книга The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism">