The History of the Russian Revolution
Recommended by Roland Chambers, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #18 in Marxism, Ranked #21 in Socialism — see more rankings.
“During the first two months of 1917 Russia was still a Romanov monarchy. Eight months later the Bolsheviks stood at the helm. They were little known to anybody when the year began, and their leaders were still under indictment for state treason when they came to power. You will not find another such sharp turn in history especially if you remember that it involves a nation of 150 million people. It is clear that the events of 1917, whatever you think of them, deserve study.”
--Leon Trotsky, from History of the Russian Revolution
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--Leon Trotsky, from History of the Russian Revolution
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Roland Chambers I chose this book because almost everything that people read about the Russian revolution is written by Westerners, partly because the official histories written under Stalin were incredibly boring and predictable. That all changed when the archives opened up after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but there’s a gap all the same, which Trotsky tried to fill. (Source)
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- #41 in Communism
- #63 in Events
- #58 in Revolution
- #29 in Russian History
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