"Through Bolshevik Russia" by Ethel Snowden is a first-hand narrative from a trip to Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution. The story revolves around the author's six-week investigation into the happenings in Russia as a member of a British Labour Delegation, where she witnessed the state of the suffering people. It tells of Russia's societal, financial, and governmental state. The opening highlights the pain many Russians experienced from famine and war. From that point, the author aims to understand the truth about the Russian experience. Throughout the story, she shows how the poor suffered. She recounts her journey, starting by looking directly at disease and hunger and then moving to understanding the broader effects of the Bolshevik policies.
Through Bolshevik Russia
By Ethel Snowden
Amidst revolution, a visitor uncovers the hardships endured by the Russian people.
Summary
About the AuthorEthel Snowden, Viscountess Snowden, was a British socialist, human rights activist, and feminist politician. From a middle-class background, she became a Christian Socialist through a radical preacher and initially promoted temperance and teetotalism in the slums of Liverpool. She aligned to the Fabian Society and later the Independent Labour Party, earning an income by lecturing in Britain and abroad. Snowden was one of the leading campaigners for women's suffrage before the First World War, then founding The Women's Peace Crusade to oppose the war and call for a negotiated peace. After a visit to the Soviet Union she developed a strong criticism of its system, which made her unpopular when relayed to the left-wing in Britain.
Ethel Snowden, Viscountess Snowden, was a British socialist, human rights activist, and feminist politician. From a middle-class background, she became a Christian Socialist through a radical preacher and initially promoted temperance and teetotalism in the slums of Liverpool. She aligned to the Fabian Society and later the Independent Labour Party, earning an income by lecturing in Britain and abroad. Snowden was one of the leading campaigners for women's suffrage before the First World War, then founding The Women's Peace Crusade to oppose the war and call for a negotiated peace. After a visit to the Soviet Union she developed a strong criticism of its system, which made her unpopular when relayed to the left-wing in Britain.
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