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Copi printiedig o Soviet Communism: A New Civilisation? gan Sidney a Beatrice Webb. Nodyn ar dudalen deitl y gyfrol: 'Private subscription edition printed by the authors for the members and students of the Workers' Educational Association and the workers' education trade union committee. September 1935.' = Printed copy of Soviet Communism: A New Civilisation? by Sidney and Beatrice Webb. Note on title-page: : 'Private subscription edition printed by the authors for the members and students of the Workers' Educational Association and the workers' education trade union committee. September 1935.'
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Ganed y gymdeithasegydd, economydd, sosialydd, yr hanesydd llafur a'r diwygydd cymdeithasol Martha Beatrice Webb, y Farwnes Passfield (g. Potter) (1858-1943) yn Standish, swydd Gaerloyw, yn ferch i Richard a Laurencina Potter. 'Roedd ymhlith sefydlwyr y London School of Economics, chwaraeodd ran bwysig yn sefydlu Cymdeithas y Ffabiaid, a chyfrannodd yn helaeth tuag at ddamcaniaeth wleidyddol ac economaidd y mudiad cydweithredol. Ym 1892, priododd Sidney James Webb, Barwn Passfield, a oedd yn rhannu ei meddylfryd gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol. Cyd-sefydlodd y ddau gylchgrawn y New Statesman ym 1913.
Ganed Sidney James Webb, Barwn Passfield (1859-1947) yn Llundain, lle y'i addysgwyd cyn ei alw i'r Bar ym 1885. Gwasanaethodd fel Ysgrifennydd Gwladol y Trefedigaethau ac fel Ysgrifennydd Gwladol ar Faterion Teyrnasol yn ail lywodraeth Lafur Ramsay MacDonald ym 1929. Ym 1892, priododd Martha Beatrice Potter (1858-1943), a oedd yn rhannu ei feddylfryd gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol. Cyd-sefydlodd y dau gylchgrawn y New Statesman ym 1913.
Cyhoeddwyd Soviet Communism: A New Civilisation? (1935) dair blynedd wedi i Beatrice a'i gŵr Sidney dreulio rhai misoedd yn yr Undeb Sofietaidd (fel yr oedd yr adeg hynny). Condemnwyd y gyfrol yn hallt oherwydd ei chymeradwyaeth a'i hanogaeth o bolisïau Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) a'i thybiaeth y medrid cymhwyso polisïau cymdeithasol Prydain â rhai'r Undeb Sofietaidd.
The sociologist, economist, socialist, labour historian and social reformer Martha Beatrice Webb, Baroness Passfield (née Potter) (1858-1943) was born in Standish, Gloucestershire, the daughter of Richard and Laurencina Potter. She was amongst the founders of the London School of Economics, played a crucial rôle in the formation of the Fabian Society, and was a major contributor to the political and economic theory of the co-operative movement. In 1892, she married Sidney James Webb, Baron Passfield, who shared her political and social outlook. The couple co-founded the New Statesman magazine in 1913.
Sidney James Webb, Baron Passfield (1859-1947) was born in London, where he was educated prior to being called to the Bar in 1885. He served as Secretary of State for the Colonies and as Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs in Ramsay MacDonald's second Labour Government of 1929. In 1892, he married Martha Beatrice Potter (1858-1943), who shared his political and social outlook. The couple co-founded the New Statesman magazine in 1913.
Soviet Communism: A New Civilisation? (1935) was published three years after Beatrice and her husband Sidney spent a few months in the then Soviet Union. The book was harshly condemned for its promotion and encouragement of the policies of Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and its supposition that British social policy could be applied to the Soviet Union.