Extraordinary All-Russia Congress Of Soviets Of Peasants' Deputies Explained

The Extraordinary All-Russia Congress Of Soviets Of Peasants' Deputies was held between November 10-25, 1917.^[1] The Congress was attended by a majority of Socialist-Revolutionaries and was the scene of a political struggle between Left Socialist-Revolutionaries (Left SRs) and Right Socialist-Revolutionaries.^[1] It facilitated the development of a closer working relationship between the Left SRs. Lenin delivered a speech on 18 November in which he outlined how alliance of the peasants and workers would provide a basis for an agreement between the Left Socialist-Revolutionaries and the Bolsheviks.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Extraordinary All-Russia Congress Of Soviets Of Peasants' Deputies . www.marxists.org . Marxist Internet Archive . 22 May 2019.
2. News: 1917 . Concluding Speech On The Agrarian Question . Pravda . Pravda . . 195, 4 December 1917 .
3. Douds . Lara . 'The dictatorship of the democracy'? The Council of People's Commissars as Bolshevik-Left Socialist Revolutionary coalition government, December 1917–March 1918 . Historical Research . 2017 . 90 . 247 . 32–56 . 10.1111/1468-2281.12170 . en . 1468-2281. free .