About the Book: Russia and the Long Transition from Capitalism to Socialism
Out of early twentieth-century Russia came the worlds first significant effort
to build a modern revolutionary society. According to Marxist economist Samir
Amin, the great upheaval that once produced the Soviet Union also produced a
movement away from capitalism—a long transition that continues today. In seven
concise, provocative chapters, Amin deftly examines the trajectory of Russian
capitalism, the Bolshevik Revolution, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the
possible future of Russia—and, by extension, the future of socialism itself.
Amin manages to combine an analysis of class struggle with geopolitics—both
crucial to understanding Russias complex political