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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2019

Brendan McGeever
Brendan McGeever
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Birkbeck College, University of London
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The Bolsheviks came to power in October 1917 and announced the overthrow of a world scarred by exploitation and oppression. Driven, first and foremost, by an unprecedented mobilization of class injuries, the revolution also offered deliverance from the injustices of gendered and racialized domination. The Bolshevik promise of a world free of racism resonated far and wide, reaching a multi-ethnic global audience, and is captured powerfully in the writings of the Jamaican American writer Claude McKay. McKay’s interest in Bolshevism stemmed specifically from its opposition to antisemitism.

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Antisemitism and the Russian Revolution , pp. 1 - 18
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • Introduction
  • Brendan McGeever, Birkbeck College, University of London
  • Book: Antisemitism and the Russian Revolution
  • Online publication: 16 September 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108164498.001
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  • Introduction
  • Brendan McGeever, Birkbeck College, University of London
  • Book: Antisemitism and the Russian Revolution
  • Online publication: 16 September 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108164498.001
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  • Introduction
  • Brendan McGeever, Birkbeck College, University of London
  • Book: Antisemitism and the Russian Revolution
  • Online publication: 16 September 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108164498.001
Available formats
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