My Disillusionment in Russia is a book by Emma Goldman, published in 1923 by Doubleday, Page & Co. The book was based on a much longer manuscript entitled "My Two Years in Russia", which was an eyewitness account of events in Russia from 1920 to 1921 that ensued in the wake of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and which culminated in the Kronstadt rebellion. Long concerned about developments with the Bolsheviks, Goldman described the rebellion as the "final wrench. I saw before me the Bolshevik State, formidable, crushing every constructive revolutionary effort, suppressing, debasing, and disintegrating everything."

Much to Goldman's dismay, only upon receiving the first printed copies of the book she became aware that (1) the publisher had changed the title; and (2) the last twelve chapters were entirely missing, including an afterword, which Goldman felt was "the most vital part" of the book. The complete book is also critical of Marxist theory, which Goldman describes as "a cold, mechanistic, enslaving formula".

References

  • My Disillusionment in Russia - RevoltLib Source