In 1920, the British philosopher, logician, and mathematician Bertrand Russell traveled on a short visit to Russia, a trip that brought him a lot of frustration, and later made him one of the most prominent critics of Bolshevism, or the “Russian experiment in communism,” without this meaning that he abandoned his support for socialism as an idea. Or a political approach.
In the first section of this book, Russell records his direct impressions of that visit, in the form of journalistic observations carried out by a committed leftist and first-class philosopher. While the second theoretical and philosophical section is devoted to presenting his main criticisms of Marxism and Bolshevism. Such as criticizing the Marxist philosophy of history, the psychological motives that drive man according to Marx, criticizing the Bolshevik vision of democracy, and refusing to repeat the Bolshevik experience in the West.
Russell presents his ideas to the average reader in a smooth manner without this meaning that he abandons the depth of treatment. Russell's experience and his relationship with a revolution he believed in and witnessed its failure may inspire many. Because it teaches them that changing the world for the better comes through honesty and criticism, and through learning from mistakes, and understanding those who committed them with idealism and courage.
