RICHARD SAKWA is Professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent, UK. He has published widely on Soviet, Russian and post-communist affairs.

'A wonderfully written book and a stimulating read. Undergraduate students and the general public will certainly get a great deal from Sakwa's overview of Communism in Russia.' - Aaron B. Retish, Wayne State University, USA

• PrefaceThe Russian ProblemA Century of Revolution I: For CommunismA Century of Revolution II: Revolution and PowerA Century of Revolution III: Against CommunismThe Challenge of ModernisationState-buildingOne Russia or Many?Society-formingDemocratisationRussia, the World and WarRussia and the Twentieth CenturyNotes and ReferencesSelect BibliographyIndex.