From Ulyanov to Lenin (1870-1900). Apprenticeship to life ; Russia in the crucible of change ; The origins of Bolshevism --
Professional revolutionary (1900-1914). Unity : one party, one program, one leader ; 1905 : ordeal by fire ; Time in the wilderness (1905-1914) --
Revolution at any cost (1914-1917). The defeat of Russia : for the good of the Revolution ; All power to the Soviets (February-October 1917) ; All power to the Bolsheviks --
The end of the dream (1917-1924). From the death of the state to the revolutionary state ; Holding power at all costs ; World revolution or revolution in one country? ; After self-determination, the state reconstructed ; "One step forward, two steps back" ; The decline of a mind.
