Romancing the RevolutionOver two decades have passed since the collapse of the USSR, yet thewords Soviet Union still carry significant weight in thecollective memory of millions. But how often do we consider the truemeaning of the term Soviet? Drawing extensively onleft wing press archives, Romancing the Revolution traces the reactionsof the British Left to the idealized concept of Soviet democracy. Focusing on the turbulent period after the 1917 Russian Revolution,author