by H. W.
About this book
Bolshevism: A Curse & Danger to the Workers by H. W. Lee is a trenchant early-20th-century polemic that confronts the surge of Bolshevik influence in British labour circles after the Russian Revolution. Lee—drawing on his experience with the Social Democratic Federation and the journal Justice, and introduced by trade unionist Will Thorne—maps the rhetoric, tactics, and aims he saw spreading through unauthorised strikes and activist networks.
Combining historical reportage with sharp political analysis, this compact history and politics pamphlet explains why contemporaries feared Bolshevism would disrupt trade unions, unsettle established labour strategy, and reshape working-class organisation. Lee situates his argument in the post-1917 climate of industrial unrest, offering readers a clear-eyed view of debates over authority, solidarity, and the direction of socialist movements in Britain. Though polemical in tone, the work is valuable for its eyewitness perspective on how ideas moved from international revolutionary currents into local workplaces.
Ideal for students of labour history, political historians, and anyone interested in British responses to revolutionary change, this audiobook presents a concise primary-source account of the era’s tensions. Listen to understand a pivotal moment when political ideology and worker organisation collided on the shop floor and in the streets.
