Anatomy of a Revolution; Russia: Permanent Revolution?
Description:
An articulate, forceful and often controversial analysis of Soviet Russia is presented in this program. In most respects, declares Professor Brinton, the Russian revolution has been completed. Yet the symbols of revolution remain. What has been achieved by the revolution? What pattern has it followed? In what sense is it a revolution at all? Newsreels and documents supply a wealth of informative commentary to create a most lively program. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche) An apt description was prepared by the man who wrote this series Crane Brinton, professor of history at Harvard University. Said Professor Brinton: I am anxious not only to present the drama and human interest of revolutions, which I think the visual materials will make fairly easy, but I also want to have the audience think about these problems: how revolutions come about, what they really achieve, in what ways revolutions are in terms of social psychology pathological or at least abnormal, how it may be possible to achieve necessary social, political, economic changes without the worst phases of revolution. Professor Brinton deals with his topics analytically, dissecting revolutions not by period but by theme, aim, method, success, weakness, or failure. Each episode is enhanced and vividly illustrated by visuals film clips, photographs, cartoons and portraits. The 15 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded on videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
