Rethinking 1917: A Review of Sean McMeekin’s Nueva Historia de la Revolución Rusa
Contrary to the image of a hopeless backwater, McMeekin presents evidence that pre-war Russia was an economic "going concern" with a growth rate of 10% a year, similar to China’s rise in the early 21st century. Mcmeekin Sean Nueva Historia De La Revolucion...
McMeekin argues that there was nothing inevitable about the Bolshevik rise to power. Instead, he portrays the events of 1917 as a series of accidents, opportunistic gambles, and "sheer dumb luck". Key Arguments and Revelations Rethinking 1917: A Review of Sean McMeekin’s Nueva