The State Versus the People

The State versus the People provides the first detailed account of the important role played by law and revolutionary tribunals in securing the Bolsheviks' hold on power after the October Revolution. The study offers a novel perspective on justice and the politics of civil war during the Russian Revolution.

Matthew Rendle is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Exeter. He has published numerous articles on various aspects of revolutionary Russia and is the author of Defenders of the Motherland: The Tsarist Elite in Revolutionary Russia (Oxford University Press, 2010), the co-editor of the journal, Revolutionary Russia, and a series editor for the BASEES / Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies.

Introduction
1: Creating Revolutionary Justice
2: Extending State Authority
3: Categorizing Counter-Revolution
4: The Trial
5: The Logic of Mercy
6: Publicizing Revolutionary Justice
Conclusion