Absolutely outstanding. Kevin Murphy has done an incredibly detailed and comprehensive study of the biggest metal factory in Moscow from before the revolution in 1917 and until after the end of Stalin's counterrevolutionary Five Year Plan in 1932. Murphy has looked at the diaries of workers, the records of factory council meetings, reports by secret police, union records, minutes of party meetings and much more besides. He is able to chart the revolution not just as seen by the workers but as carried out by the workers, how the Civil War affects the life of the factory and how the workers understand the hopes for the success of the revolution as other revolutions in Europe fail, and how the workers fight back against the Stalinist counterrevolution during the latter part of the NEP and the Five Year Plan. A brilliant work and thoroughly recommended.

Outstanding book. I'm always hesitant of using the term 'must-read', but the Syrian revolution is so important to the world's politics today that I think everyone really should read this.

Very good, very thorough examination of imperialism, backed up by both theory, history, and economic data.

Very much looking forward to reading the debates between Callinicos and Chris Harman about the former's support of Althusser, and also the latter's critique of this book.

Brilliant and inspiring stories of working class militancy from the 1900s to the '80s. It was so good I read it in just a couple of days!