“In view of the fact that most of the criticism of bolshevism that we are privileged to read comes from non-Russian sources, we should welcome this attempt of a great Russian scholar and statesman to appraise both the doctrine and the practical outcome of bolshevist rule from an international standpoint. Professor Miliukov, who will be remembered as the leader of the first government formed after the revolution of 1917, here traces the progress of bolshevism through war and revolution into a practical experiment in government and exposes the bolshevist propaganda in other countries, showing that its leaders are aiming at nothing short of a world-revolution.”—R of Rs
“An informative study to be recommended to the well read, discerning type of reader.”
+ Booklist 17:54 N ’20
“When finally he traces the coal-strike and the steel-strike to Moscow, we regretfully set his volume on the shelf, in its alphabetical order, next to Baron Munchausen.” Harold Kellock
− Freeman 1:620 S 8 ’20 550w
“Beyond any doubt, he here renders a great service to the bolshevist cause by using ‘propaganda stuff’ which is so easy to refute. One might expect from a man like Miliukov a sounder criticism of Bolshevism, because it can and must be criticized from an entirely different angle.”
− + Nation 111:sup423 O 13 ’20 1150w
“The book is too detailed and assumes too much knowledge of details to be available for the general reader, but it is for this very reason the more valuable for students.”
+ Outlook 126:67 S 8 ’20 120w R of Rs 62:221 Ag ’20 100w