,REVIEW3 ,! ,G]MAN ,REVOLUTION ( #aiah BY ,A4 ,J4 ,RYD] 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

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,! ,G]MAN ,REVOLUTION ( #a#i#a#h3 ,A ,/UDY ( ,G]MAN ,SOCIALISM 9 ,W> & ,REVOLT1 BY ,A4 ,J4 ,RYD]4 ,CAMBRIDGE3 ,CAMBRIDGE ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS1 #a#i#f#g4 #f#cS4 ,PP4 #c#d4 

,WA/E-PRODUCTION1 A *>ACT]I/IC ( PRES5T-DAY CAPITALISM1 
DISPLAYS ITSELF 9 9TELLECTUAL AS WELL AS MAT]IAL =MS4 ,RYD]'S BOOK 
FALLS 9 ?IS CATEGORY BY TELL+ ONCE MORE ! DRE>Y /ORY ( ! 
,G]MAN ,REVOLUTION ( #a#i#a#h4 ,ITS EXT5SIVE YET SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY 
NAMES ITS NUM]\S PR$ECESSORS &1 DUE TO ! /RANGE PROCE$+S ( 
! ACADEMIC WORLD1 IT WILL UND\BT$LY F9D JU/ AS MANY SUCCESSORS4 
,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT ! BOOK IS NOT WOR?:ILE2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT 
IS A S]I\S & WELL-WRITT5 /UDY ( ,G]MAN SOCIALISM :I*1 H[EV]1 
ADDS NO?+ ESS5TIAL TO ! L>GE LIBR>Y ON H&4 

,:ILE 9 ,G]MANY ) ! $UCATION BRAN* ( ! ,BRITI% ,CONTROL 
,COMMISSION1 ,RYD] BEGAN TO WOND] AB\T ! 0FAILURE ( ,G]MAN 
DEMOCRACY10 :I* L$ HIM TO ?IS 09VE/IGATION ( ! UNSUCCESSFUL 
REVOLUTION :I* GAVE ! ,REPUBLIC ITS UNPROMIS+ />T40 ,! FAIL$ 
,G]MAN REVOLUTION WAS1 ( C\RSE1 A FAILURE ( ,G]MAN SOCIALISM & NOT 
A FAILURE ( ,G]MAN 0DEMOCRACY40 ,9 FACT1 IT WAS POLITICAL DEMOCRACY 
?AT DE/ROY$ ! REVOLUTION4 ,RYD] FEELS1 H[EV]1 ?AT SOMEH[ A MORE 
SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTION W\LD HAVE L$ TO A BETT] DEMOCRACY1 & 
!RE) TO ! POSSIBLE AVOIDANCE ( FASCISM4 ,BUT HE DOES NOT GO 9TO 
! MATT]1 = HIS BOOK 5DS ) ! YE> #a#i#b4 

,IT />TS ) ! FAMILI> /ORY ( ! EVOLUTION ( ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL 
,DEMOCRACY FROM AN OPPOSITIONAL TO A CLASS-COLLABORATIONI/ MOVEM5T4 
,FROM ITS V]Y BEG9N+ !RE EXI/$ A NOTICEABLE DISCREPANCY BETWE5 
ITS IDEOLOGY & ITS RE=MI/ PRACTICE :I*1 9 ! C\RSE ( TIME & 
) GR[+ OPPORTUNITIES1 WID5$ 9TO OP5 SUPPORT ( B\RGEOIS 
SOCIETY4 ,?IS WAS NOT PECULI> TO ,G]MAN SOCIALISM1 = ! SOCIALI/ 
P>TIES ( O!R NATIONS EXP]I5C$ A SIMIL> DEVELOPM5T4 ,! W> ( 
#aiad M]ELY REVEAL$ ! TRANS=MATION 9 A DRAMATIC WAY4 ,BUT ! W> 
ALSO REVIV$ REVOLUTION>Y ATTITUDES 9 BO? ! WORK+ CLASSES & ! 
SOCIALI/ MOVEM5TS4 

,! REVIVAL WAS =E%AD[$ 9 ! DISCUSSIONS >\ND ! QUE/IONS 
( RE=M & REVOLUTION :I* DIVID$ ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY IDEOLOGICALLY 
LONG BE=E ITS ACTUAL SPLIT 9TO ?REE FACTIONS--AN EXTREME RI<T & 
LEFT & A C5T]--WAS BR\<T ON BY ! W> & ! OPPOSITION TO IT4 
,?IS SPLIT L$ TO ! =MATION ( ! ,9DEP5D5T ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY & 
( ! ,SP>TACI/ ,LEAGUE :I* CON/ITUT$ ITS LEFT W+ & :I* 
BECAME 9 #aiah ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 

,AFT] #aiaf OPPOSITION TO ! W> EXPRESS$ ITSELF 9 ANTI-W> 
PROPAG&A & 9 9DU/RIAL /RIKES :I*1 DUE TO ! PATRIOTISM ( ! 
,TRADE ,UNIONS1 HAD TO BE ORGANIZ$ BY WAY ( WORK]S' C\NCILS4 ,! 
EV5TS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION L$ TO 9CREAS$ REVOLUTION>Y 
ACTIVITIES 9 ,G]MANY4 ,IT WAS FOLL[+ ! EXP]I5CES ( ! ,RUSSIAN 
,REVOLUTIONS ( #aie & #a#i#a#g1 AS WELL AS BY ! =CE ( ITS [N 
CIRCUM/ANCES1 ?AT ! REVOLUTION 9 ,G]MANY F\ND ITS ORGANIZATIONAL 
EXPRESSION 9 CL&E/9E WORK]S' & SOLDI]S' C\NCILS & !IR 
SEIZURE ( POLITICAL CONTROL4 

,H[EV]1 ! B\RGEOISIE WAS ONLY TEMPOR>ILY /UNN$4 ,) ! AID 
( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS IT WAS SOON ABLE TO RE/ORE ! CAPITALI/ 
ORD]4 ,! MASS ( ! WORK+ POPULATION MI/OOK ! POLITICAL = A 
SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,) ! MON>*Y GONE & ! W> 5D$1 IT EXPECT$ 
A SOCIALI/ GOV]NM5T TO SOCIALIZE PRODUCTION4 ,! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC 
IDEOLOGY HAD LEFT ITS M>K ON ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,DESPITE ! P>TY'S 
CLASS COLLABORATION & SOCIAL PATRIOTISM--TO :I* ! MASSES 
!MSELVES HAD ONLY TOO READILY SUCCUMB$--! ILLUSION PREVAIL$ ?AT 
!RE WAS A NON-REVOLUTION>Y WAY TO SOCIALISM4 ,! REVOLUTION>IES W]E 
A M9ORITY1 EV5 ?\< !Y HAD L>GE MASSES ON !IR SIDE DUR+ 
V>I\S SPONTANE\S REACTIONS TO C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y PROVOCATIONS4 
,) ! AID ( EMPTY PROMISES & ! HELP ( M]C5>IES ! ,SOCIAL 
,DEMOCRATS MANAG$ TO SUPPRESS ! REVOLUTION>Y =CES4 

,! GOAL ( ! REVOLUTION>IES WAS 0ALL P[] TO ! WORK]S' 
C\NCILS10 ?AT ( ! B\RGEOISIE & ITS ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ALLIES1 ! 
RULE ( ! NATIONAL CON/ITU5T ASSEMBLY4 ,! REALIZATION ( ! 
REVOLUTION>Y GOAL IMPLI$ ! DISFRAN*ISEM5T ( ALL NONWORK+ LAY]S 
( SOCIETY--! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,UNIV]SAL SUFFRAGE 
MEANT ! RE9/ITUTION ( B\RGEOIS P[]--! DICTATOR%IP ( CAPITAL4 
,AL?\< ! WORK]S' & SOLDI]S' C\NCILS W]E A REALITY1 !Y W]E 
COMPOS$ ( PEOPLE ( ALL POLITICAL P]SUASIONS4 ,! ACTUAL CONT5T ( 
! REVOLUTION WAS NOT EQUAL TO ITS REVOLUTION>Y =M1 & BY OPT+ 
= ! NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ! C\NCILS VOT$ !MSELVES \T ( 
EXI/5CE4 ,ALL ?AT WAS LEFT = ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS TO DO WAS TO 
DE/ROY ! ISOLAT$ REVOLUTION>IES BY MILIT>Y MEANS4 

,?IS IS ALL !RE IS TO ! /ORY ( ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION1 ! 
DETAILS ( :I* FILL ,RYD]'S BOOK4 ,AL?\< ! REVOLUTION1 SU* AS IT 
WAS1 WAS DE/ROY$ BY ! ,G]MAN SOCIALI/S1 ! LATT] W]E !MSELVES 
ELIM9AT$ BY ! FASCI/ REGIME ?R\< :I* ,G]MAN CAPITALISM TRI$ 
TO F9D AN IMP]IALI/ SOLUTION = ITS ECONOMIC PROBLEMS4 ,9 ,RYD]'S 
VIEW1 H[EV]1 DEMOCRACY 9 ,G]MANY CAME TO ITS SORRY 5D NOT BECAUSE IT 
NO LONG] S]V$ CAPITALI/ NE$S1 BUT BECAUSE SOCIAL DEMOCRACY HAD NOT 
BE5 CONSI/5T 5\< 9 ITS REVISIONISM4 0,:AT CAN REASONABLY BE 
>GU$10 HE WRITES1 0IS ?AT HAD ! ,S4,P4,D4 ADOPT$ REVISIONISM 9 
!ORY AS WELL AS 9 PRACTICE & %$ ITS REVOLUTION>Y OBJECTIVES IT 
MI<T NEV] HAVE PROVOK$ ! REACTION FROM ! RI<T :I* PROV$ ITS 
ULTIMATE UNDO+40 ,BUT ! SOCIALI/S HAD NO REVOLUTION>Y OBJECTIVES TO 
%$ & 9 #aiah ITS REVISIONISM DID EMBRACE BO? !ORY & PRACTICE4 
,IT WAS REPLAC$ TOGE!R ) POLITICAL DEMOCRACY BECAUSE ITS S]VICES 
TO CAPITALISM HAD BECOME 9ADEQUATE4 

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