Table of Contents
Introduction Gabriel Kuhn xi
Glossary xvi
Timeline xxiv
Wilhelmshaven and Kiel 1
The Wilhelmshaven Revolt: A Chapter of the Revolutionary Movement in the German Navy, 1918-1919 Icarus 5
With the Red Flag to Vice-Admiral Souchon Karl Artelt 19
Berlin 25
The Revolutionary Stewards
Report by the Executive Council of the Workers' and Soldiers' Councils of Great Berlin Richard Mütter 31
The National Assembly Means the Councils' Death Ernst Däumig 40
The Council Idea and Its Realization Ernst Däumig 51
Democracy or Dictatorship Richard Müller 59
"Revolutionary Gymnastics" Richard Müller 76
Spartacus
The Next Objectives of the Struggle Gruppe Internationale (Spartakusgruppe) 79
The Beginning Rosa Luxemburg 81
The Usual Game Rosa Luxemburg 84
The New Burgfrieden Karl Liebknecht 87
The National Assembly Rosa Luxemburg 90
That Which Is Karl Liebknecht 93
On the Executive Council Rosa Luxemburg 96
What Does the Spartacus League Want? Rosa Luxemburg 99
Confront the Counterrevolution! Karl Liebknecht 107
To the Entrenchments Rosa Luxemburg 109
National Assembly or Council Government? Rosa Luxemburg 113
A Pyrrhic Victory Rosa Luxemburg 116
About the Negotiations with the Revolutionary Stewards Karl Liebknecht 119
Despite It All! Karl Liebknecht 122
Noske and the Beginning of the Comrades' Murders Karl Retzlaw 126
Brunswick 143
The Revolution Has Come Volksfreund 147
Bremen 149
We Fought in Bremen for the Council Republic Karl Jannack 152
Shame! Bloodshed by the Government Troops Der Kommunist 161
The Council Idea in Germany Karl Plänner 164
Bavaria 167
Letters from Bavaria Gustav Landauer 171
The United Republics of Germany and Their Constitution Gustav Landauer 199
From Eisner to Leviné: The Emergence of the Bavarian Council Republic Erich Mühsam 205
Appendix 1 Ruhr Valley 265
Documents from the Red Ruhr Army 268
Dortmund after the Bielefeld Resolution Anton Kalt 273
What Has Been Really Bothering Me All Those Years… Johannes Grohnke 275
Appendix 2 Vogtland 277
From the "White Cross" to the Red Flag: Youth, Struggle, and Prison Experiences (Excerpts) Max Hoelz 280
Bibliography 305
Index 315
