Paul Mattick on the Russian Revolution

[Savage]

Throughout his works he refereed to the Russian Revolution as both completely Bourgeois and as Proletarian but with a Bourgeois outcome, as well as an amalgamation of class interests, could someone clarify what his overall position was?

[Lyev]

I found these:
http://marxists.org/archive/mattick-paul/1938/revolution-failure.htm
http://marxists.org/archive/mattick-paul/1935/lenin-legend.htm
http://marxists.org/archive/mattick-paul/1937/11/revolution-betrayed.htm
http://marxists.org/archive/mattick-paul/1935/luxemburg-lenin.htm
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It would seem his position is somewhat hostile, yes. I think he opposed the idea of an ostensibly 'revolutionary' vanguard party leading a revolution, which, for him, is apparently what the Bolsheviks did in 1917.

[Paulappaul]

Throughout his works he refereed to the Russian Revolution as both completely Bourgeois and as Proletarian but with a Bourgeois outcome, as well as an amalgamation of class interests, could someone clarify what his overall position was?

Mattick is a Left Communist descending from the more radical current represented by Anton Pannekoek and Otto Ruhle in the AAUD. The chief thesis of these brand of Left Communists was that the Russian Revolution was a Bourgeois Revolution.

This was justified in multiple ways. Namely when we get the idea of "Bourgeois Revolution" we get the idea that it is done by the Bourgeois alone against all other classes. However, Ruhle would insist that in 'every bourgeois revolution, there is proletarian elements too" e.g. German Revolution 1848, France 1789 - 48, etc. etc.

Second, was that Russia was due for a Bourgeois Revolution and without it, there couldn't be Socialism.

Thirdly, the outcome of the revolution, both from a political and economic perspective was Bourgeois and even pre-fascist.

Fourthly, was paralleled the ideology of Lenin vs. Classical liberals and Bourgeois Philosophers, where was seen according to Pannekoek, little difference.

It's a big topic, and not completely coherent, but Mattick pretty much agrees with this and expands on it. PM me for info if you want.