Abstract

Russian's New Revolution

The present is the most interesting period of the Bolshevik Revolution since 1922, perhaps since 1917. A tremendous upheaval has occurred during the past six months. One returns to the country to find not only new achievements, radically new policies, and a new social atmosphere, but a powerful, all-enveloping, newly released wave or wall of energy and enthusiasm. The greatest innovation is the sharp course directed to the eradication of private capitalism in the village. The student of social movements is interested to observe that the moment socialism comes into the foreground communism appears in the offing. The kolkhozi may here and there develop into communes, but especially in the cities one already notes the beginnings of groups which propose to place their varied earnings in a common fund and live on a communistic basis of equal consumption.