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Georgia's Forgotten Revolution 1918-1921

A remarkable account of the only large-scale attempt in history to create a democratic, non-authoritarian, fully socialist society. Les mer
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A remarkable account of the only large-scale attempt in history to create a democratic, non-authoritarian, fully socialist society.

«Riveting»

Praise for Eric Lee’s previous book Operation Basalt, Wall Street Journal

«A well-researched, well-written and engaging account … a welcome and necessary addition to the literature.'»

European History Quarterly

«This is an important book. It is the first study in English of the Menshevik government in Georgia between 1918 and 1921.»

Chartist

«Lee provides a fascinating account of what the country briefly looked like under Menshvik rule and how this compared to the regime established by Georgia’s most famous son, Stalin.»

Europe Now

«As Lee reminds us, this Menshevik-dominated government backed free elections, freedom of the press, an independent judiciary, parliamentary rule and free trade unions. Perhaps its most impressive achievement was to carry out agrarian reform, allowing peasants to buy land at reasonable prices and not resorting to the catastrophic forced collectivization the Bolsheviks later employed. Visiting Georgia, a Western socialist like Karl Kautsky could declare it the "antithesis to Bolshevism.»

New York Times

«Lee's gripping, well-researched Operation Basalt shines a bright light on a tiny, yet important, corner of World War II ...exciting and illuminating»

Praise for Eric Lee’s previous book Operation Basalt, Tampa Bay Times

«An authentic and compelling read»

Praise for Eric Lee’s previous book Operation Basalt, Damien Lewis, best-selling author of The Nazi

«A sympathetic, lucidly written and politically literate account of the first Georgian Republic, which makes exhaustive use of the accounts of foreign observers as well as some of the major leading figures.»

Donald Rayfield, author of Stalin and His Hangmen

«Covering a crucial but strangely overlooked period in the fevered evolution of socialism, we’ve been waiting for this book for a long time. Fortunately, it arrives excellently written and researched.»

Peter Nasmyth, author of Georgia: In the Mountains of Poetry

«In a clear and succinct style, Eric Lee paints a sympathetic portrait of this remarkable experiment in democratic socialism. Lee has brought this almost unknown story out of the shadows, giving it its proper place in the historiography of socialism and the Russian Revolution.»

Stephen Jones, author of Socialism in Georgian Colors
Timeline

Preface
Prologue
1. Founding Father
2. Dress Rehearsal
3. The Experiment Begins
4. The Turn towards Germany
5. At War With Armenia
6. The British Take Charge
7. Georgia's Agrarian Revolution
8. The Independence of the Trade Unions
9. The Rise and Rise of the Cooperatives
10. Achilles' Heel: Georgia's National Minorities
11. Fifth Column
12. Europe's Socialist Leaders Come for a Visit
13. The State That Never Was
14. The Experiment Ends
15. The Final Battle
16. Another Revolution Was Possible
Eric Lee is a journalist and historian who has spent over thirty years researching independent Georgia, and has himself been active in trade union and political struggles in both the US and UK. His previous works include Saigon to Jerusalem: Conversations with Israel's Vietnam Veterans (1993) and Operation Basalt: The British Raid on Sark and Hitler's Commando Order (2016).

www.ericlee.info/theexperiment