"...this book is well researched, innovative, and insightful. This is required reading for any serious student of Sovlet labor history." Labor History "Books on the New Economic Policy (NEP) abound, but this one by Chris Ward is probably one of the finest in the English language on labor during the Soviet 1920s...Ward has managed to present a very fine description and analysis of the behavior of the Russian textile workers during the 1920s. The coverage of topics is exhaustive, ranging from the role the textile industry played in NEP to the composition of the textile workforce, shop-floor culture, and the strike movement...his contribution is undoubtedly significant." Hiroaki Kuromiya, Slavic Review
