Simon Pirani Livres

The book explores the dynamics between the Russian Communist Party and the working class following the revolution and civil war. It highlights how the Bolshevik party politically marginalized the working class by stripping democratic institutions, like soviets and factory committees, of their decision-making authority, leading to a significant shift in power and influence.

A history of the excesses of capitalism's rampant fossil fuel consumption since 1950.

The five documents in this book, published here in English for the first time, give unique insights into the attitudes of Russian communists who had participated in the 1917 revolution, but found themselves at odds with the Communist Party as it consolidated its rule in the early 1920s.

This book explores the impact on the Russian gas sector of changes in international gas markets, including the growth of competition and development of new sources of supply.