,WORK]S ,SELF-MANAGEM5T 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION 

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0,! COMMITTEE ROOMS BUZZ$ & HUMM$ ALL DAY & NI<T0 

7,JOHN ,RE$1 ',T5 ,DAYS ,?AT ,%OOK ! ,WORLD'7  
  

,H[ MANY TIMES ON Y\R JOB AS ! CLOCK CRAWLS T[>DS CLOS+ TIME HAVE Y\ ?\<T ?AT Y\ C\LD DO ! BOSSES' JOB &1 9DE$1 DO IT F> BETT] ?AN !M4 ,WELL NOT ONLY HAVE WORK]S (T5 ?\<T ?IS1 !Y HAVE OCCASIONALLY EV5 KICK$ ! BOSSES \T & GIV5 IT A GO4 ,& GUESS :AT - IT HAS WORK$ & WORK$ WELL4 

,EV]Y GOOD /UD5T KN[S ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION TOOK PLACE ON ,OCTOB] #a#e? #a#i#a#g4 ,BUT ?IS ISN'T EXACTLY TRUE4 ,LIKE MO/ REVOLUTIONS ! ,RUSSIAN ONE IS BE/ 5VISION$ AS A ROLL+ PROCESS ) WORK]S GRADUALLY TAK+ UP MORE & MORE CONTROL AT ! EXP5SE ( !IR BOSSES4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,MAURICE ,BR9TON 9 0,! ,BOL%EVIKS & ,WORK]S' ,CONTROL0 ! ,OCTOB] REVOLUTION WAS2  
  

0,NOT REALLY SO MU* A BOLD /ROKE BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS UND] ,L59 AS IT WAS ! CULM9ATION ( MON?S ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY1 ! UBIQUIT\S GR[? ( PEASANTS & WORK]S' COMMITTEES & ,SOVIETS 7C\NCILS ( ELECT$ DELEGATES FROM WORKPLACES1 >MY UNITS & NEI<BORHOODS7 SAPP$ ! P[] FROM ,K]5SKY & ! ,B\RGEOIS PROV9CIAL GOV]NM5T1 :I* SURR5D]$ )\T A FI<T AS ITS CAPACITY TO GOV]N HAD COMPLETELY DISSOLV$40  

,COMMITTEES 

  

,FACTORY ,COMMITTEES BEGAN TO APPE> 9 ,RUSSIA FROM ,M>* #aiag ONW>DS4 ,AT FIR/ !Y /RUGGL$ TO LIMIT ! CONTROL ( ! BOSSES & !Y TOOK UP ISSUES SU* AS ! EI<T H\R DAY1 :I* WAS WON 9 MANY CASES4 ,! BOSSES REACT$ VICI\SLY & BETWE5 ,M>* & ,APRIL #ehf 5T]PRISES W]E CLOS$ ) #a1 WORK]S LOCK$ \T4 

,BY ,AUGU/ #a#i? #aiag ! GOV]NM5T E/IMAT$ ?AT #e1#e#c#a RAILWAY WORK]S W]E 9VOLV$ 9 ! FACTORY COMMITTEE MOVEM5T CO/+ ! ,/ATE #aa MILLION RUBBLES4 ,ON ! WAGES FRONT WORK]S CONT9U$ TO FI<T ?R\< BO? /RIKES & FACTORY COMMITTEES = 9CREASES4 ,OV] ! C\RSE ( ! W> WAGES ROSE BY AN AV]AGE ( #e.0 BUT FOOD CO/S 9CREAS$ AT D\BLE ?IS RATE 7#a1#a#i.0 ON AV]AGE7 & ?IS 9DE$ WAS ONE ( ! CAUSES ( ! ,FEBRU>Y REVOLUTION4 

,! COMMITTEES SOON BEGAN TO BECOME MORE ADV5TUR\S & BEGAN TO SPEAK NOT ONLY ( CURB+ ! P[] ( ! BOSSES BUT ( ACTIVELY REPLAC+ !M 9 ! RUNN+ ( ! FACTORIES4 ,9 ,APRIL #aiag ,! ,EXPLORATORY ,CONF]5CE ( ,PETROGRAD ,W> ,9DU/RIES DECL>$ 

0,! :OLE ADM9I/RATIVE P]SONNEL IS TAK5 ON ) ! CONS5T ( ! FACTORY COMMITTEE4444,! FACTORY COMMITTEE CONTROLS MANAG]IAL ACTIVITY 9 ! ADM9I/RATIVE 1 ECONOMIC & TE*NICAL FIELDS0 

,9 MANY CASES MANAGEM5T WAS ONLY RUBB] /AMP+ DECISIONS TAK5 BY ! COMMITTEES & WAS ANSW]ABLE TO WORK]S' MASS MEET+S4 

,! FACTORY COMMITTEES REA*$ !IR HI< PO9T 9 ! 9DU/RIAL HE>TL& ( ,PETROGRAD4 ,WE KN[ ?AT !Y CONT9U$ AT LEA/ UNTIL #aiah AS A ,M5%EVIK DELEGATE TO ! ,FIR/ ,RUSSIAN ,CONGRESS WAS HE>D TO COMPLA9 ?AT3  
  

0,AN AN>*I/ WAVE 9 ! %APE ( FACTORY COMMITTEES & WORK]S CONTROL WAS SWEEP+ OV] ! ,RUSSIAN ,LABOR MOVEM5T0  

,RUNN+ ! ,ECONOMY 

  

,! VICTORS WRITE ! HI/ORY BOOKS & = ?IS REASON WE KN[ LITTLE ( ! DETAILS ( H[ WORK]S SELF-MANAGEM5T WAS IMPLEM5T$ & :AT WAS A*IEV$4 ,RUSSIA WAS /ILL A MA9LY AGRICULTURAL C\NTRY & ! MO/ ORGANIZ$ WORK]S W]E SOON TO BE DEVA/AT$ BY FOOD %ORTAGES & ! CIVIL W>.<#a.> 4 ,RAW MAT]IALS & FUEL W]E SC>CE & =EIGN M>KETS W]E CUT (F BY AN 9T]NATIONAL BOYCOTT4 

,WE KN[ ?AT ! COMMITTEES REALIZ$ ?AT CO-ORD9ATION & 9TEGRATION ( PRODUCTION WAS ESS5TIAL IF !Y W]E TO RUN ! :OLE ECONOMY4 

,! ,RESOLUTION ( ,FACTORY_/,%OP ,COMMISSIONS 7,JOHN ,RE$1 APP5DIX TO *APT] #c7 DECL>ES3  
  

0,! ECONOMIC LIFE ( ! C\NTRY - AGRICULTURE1 9DU/RY1 COMM]CE & TRANSPORT MU/ BE SUBJECT TO ONE UNIFI$ PLAN1 CON/RUCT$ SO AS TO SATISFY ! 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIAL REQUIREM5TS ( ! WIDE MASSES ( ! PEOPLE04  
  

,9 ,AUGU/ #aiag ! ,SECOND ,CONF]5CE ( ,FACTORY ,COMMITTEES TOOK ?IS SO S]I\SLY ?AT !Y RESOLV$ TO DEVOTE A QU>T] ( !IR WAGES TO SUPPORT A C5TRAL ,SOVIET ( ,FACTORY ,COMMITTEES4 ,AFT] ! REVOLUTION !Y MADE ATTEMPTS TO DO ?IS ) ! ,ALL ,RUSSIAN ,C\NCIL ( ,FACTORY ,COMMITTEES :I* ! ,BOL%EVIKS /OPP$ FROM MEET+1 BELIEV+ 9/EAD 9 !IR VISION ( CONTROL BY ! ,/ATE 'ON ! WORK]S' BEHALF'4 

,UN=TUNATELY AS EXPLA9$ FUR!R 9 ! ,W,S,M PAMPHLET 0,/AL9 ,DIDN'T ,FALL ,FROM ! ,MOON0 !Y SUCCE$$ 9 IMPLEM5T+ ?IS VISION & BY ! 5D ( #aiah ! COMMITTEES W]E NO MORE ?AN A MEMORY4 

,WORK]S 9 ! DRIV+ SEAT 

  

,S9CE !N FACTORY COMMITTEES & WORK]S' C\NCILS HAVE BE5 ! =M ( ORGANIZATION ?R[N UP AGA9 & AGA9 BY WORK]S 9 /RUGGLE4 ,9 ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION ( #aicf OV] #c1 5T]PRISES W]E 0COLLECTIVIZ$0 & RUN BY ! WORK]S4 ,! ,B>CELONA TRAM SY/EM PROVIDES AN EXCELL5T EXAMPLE ( :AT CAN BE DONE4 ,H]E JU/ DAYS AFT] BEAT+ ! FASCI/S (F ! /REETS ! WORK]S PUT #g TRAMS BACK 9 S]VICE 9/EAD ( ! USUAL #f4 ,!SE TRAMS C>RI$ AN EXTRA #e MILLION PASS5G]S AT A DECREAS$ F>E & WAGES W]E 9CREAS$ & EQUALIZ$ ACROSS ! BO>D4 ,?IS IS ONE SMALL EXAMPLE ( :AT CAN BE A*IEV$ :5 WORK]S DO GET 9TO ! DRIV+ SEAT4 

,MANY O!R REVOLTS & REVOLUTIONS HAVE ?R[N UP SU* COMMITTEES E4G4 ,HUNG>Y 9 #a#i#e#f1 ,FRANCE #a#i#f#h1 ,PORTUGAL #aigd & MORE REC5TLY !Y MADE A BRIEF APPE>ANCE 9 ,ROMANIA AFT] ! OV]?R[ ( ,CEAUCESCU & 9 ,IRAQI OCCUPI$ ,KURDI/AN AFT] ! ,GULF W>4 ,AGA9 & AGA9 WORK]S HAVE PROV$ ?AT !Y CAN &1 GIV5 ! *ANCE1 WILL TAKE OV] ! RUNN+ ( SOCIETY & MAKE A F> BETT] FI/ ( IT ?AN ! BOSSES6 

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