The two major works of Akimov included in this edition have not been republished since 1969.

Preface; Introduction; 1. The polarisation of Russian Marxism (1833-1903) Plekhanov, Lenin and Akimov; 2. The Second Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party Vladimir Akimov; Appendix 1. Report of the delegation of the union of Russian Social Democrats to the Second Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party; Appendix 2. Draft Programme of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party editors of 'Iskra' and 'Zaria'; 3. A short history of the Social Democratic Movement in Russia Vladimir Akimov; Bibliography; Index.