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The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism

Chapter 11: ROADS TO FREEDOM PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL PHILOSOPHY THE ANALYSIS OF MIND
By Bertrand Russell
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An observer records impressions from a visit to revolutionary Russia, combining reportage with political and philosophical analysis. He praises the revolutionary attempt to realize communal ownership while cautioning that its methods are crude, dogmatic, and risk betraying their ideals. He outlines possible outcomes—defeat, victory that abandons principles, or destructive conflict—and argues that militant certainty and doctrinaire materialism threaten scientific skepticism and free inquiry. He urges learning hard lessons to achieve a more humane transition that preserves valuable aspects of civilization, and includes discussion of art and education drawn from on-the-ground encounters with key figures and institutions.





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ERRATAToC

P. 20, l. 11. For "teaching" read "reaching"

P. 23, between l. 18 and l. 19. Insert "violence in the transition must be faced. Unfortunately,"

P. 43, l. 12. For "dying" read "very ill"

P. 44, last sentence. Substitute "But he recovered, and I hope it will recover also."

P. 60, l. 6 from below. For "waving triumphant hands and" read "expressing their delight by"

P. 61, l. 21. For "professional" read "professorial"

P. 85, l. 2. For "This" read "Thus"

P. 91, l. 8. For "losses" read "hopes"

P. 104, l. 9. For "leave" read "leaves"

P. 105, last line. Substitute "which has been already discussed in Chapter VI"

P. 120, l. 19 For "desires" read "desire"

P. 132, l. 5 from below. For "Caunon" read "Cannon"

P. 148, l. 5 from below. For "by" read "in"

P. 155, l. 13. For "scheme" read "schema"

P. 172, l. 15. For "Zenghis" read "Yenghis"

P. 187, l. 15. Delete comma.






BY THE SAME AUTHOR

ROADS TO FREEDOM

PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION

INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL PHILOSOPHY

THE ANALYSIS OF MIND






Typographical errors corrected in text:


page   19:   happinesss changed to happiness
page 163:   genera to general