Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-354) and index

The triumphal march of Soviet power: the Bolshevik takeover in central Russia, October 1917-January 1918 -- The railway war: spreading the revolution, November 1917-March 1918 -- The obscene peace: Soviet Russia and the central powers, October 1917-November 1918 -- The Allies in Russia, October 1917-November 1918 -- The Volga campaign, May-November 1918 -- Sovdepia: the Soviet zone, October 1917-November 1918 -- The Cossack vendée, May-November 1918 -- Siberia and the Urals, February-November 1918 -- The revolution on the march: Sovdepia and the outside world, November 1918-June 1919 -- Kolchak's offensive, November 1918-June 1919 -- Omsk and Arkhangelsk: Kolchak, June-November 1919; north Russia, November 1918-March 1920 -- The armed forces of south Russia, November 1918-September 1919 -- The armed camp: Sovdepia, November 1918-November 1919 -- The turning point, September-November 1919 -- The end of Denikin, November 1919-March, 1920; the Caucasus, 1918-1921 -- Storm over Asia: Siberia, November 1919-October 1922; central Asia, 1918-1920 -- Consolidating the state: the Soviet zone, November 1919-November 1920 -- The Polish campaign, April-October 1920 -- The Crimean ulcer, April-November 1920

Examines the causes and events of the 1917 revolution in Russia that led to the rise of Communism