Ten Days That Shook The World

Ten Days That Shook The World
Author: John Reed
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2019-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 0359345212

An impassioned firsthand account of the Russian Revolution An American journalist and revolutionary writer, John Reed became a close friend of Lenin and was an eyewitness to the 1917 revolution in Russia. Ten Days That Shook the World is Reeds extraordinary record of that event. 'It flashed upon me suddenly: they were going to shoot me!' This electrifying eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution, written by an American journalist in St Petersburg as the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917, is an unsurpassed record of history in the making. John Reed (1887-1920) American journalist and poet-adventurer whose colorful life as a revolutionary writer ended in Russia but made him the hero of a generation of radical intellectuals. Reed became a close friend of V.I. Lenin and was an eyewitness to the 1917 October revolution. He recorded this historical event in his best-known book TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD (1920). Reed is buried with other Bolshevik heroes beside the Kremlin wall.

Six Red Months in Russia

Six Red Months in Russia
Author: Louise Bryant
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Soviet Union
ISBN: 9780893574697

On the way to Russia -- From the frontier to Petrograd -- Petrograd -- Smolny -- Explanation of political parties -- The Democratic Congress -- The preparliament and the Soviet of the Russian Republic -- The fall of the Winter Palace -- The Constituent Assembly -- Katherine Breshkovsky -- Kerensky -- Two ministers of welfare; Panina and Kollontay -- Lenin and Trotsky -- A triumvirate -- Marie Spiridonova -- From one army to the other -- Red guards and cossacks -- The Red burial -- Revolutionary Tribunal -- The Foreign Office -- Women soldiers -- Free speech -- Street fighting -- Men of honor -- German propaganda -- Russian children -- The decline of the church -- Odds and ends of revolution -- A talk with the enemy -- Shopping in Germany -- Adventures as a Bolshevik courier

Russia in Flames

Russia in Flames
Author: Laura Engelstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 866
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199794219

Laura Engelstein, one of the greatest scholars of Russian history, has written a searing and defining account of the Russian Revolution, the fall of the old order, and the creation of the Soviet state.

Revolutions: a Very Short Introduction

Revolutions: a Very Short Introduction
Author: Jack A. Goldstone
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2023
Genre: History
ISBN: 0197666302

"In the 20th and 21st century revolutions have become more urban, often less violent, but also more frequent and more transformative of the international order. Whether it is the revolutions against Communism in Eastern Europe and the USSR; the "color revolutions" across Asia, Europe and North Africa; or the religious revolutions in Iran, Afghanistan, and Syria; today's revolutions are quite different from those of the past. Modern theories of revolution have therefore replaced the older class-based theories with more varied, dynamic, and contingent models of social and political change. This new edition updates the history of revolutions, from Classical Greece and Rome to the Revolution of Dignity in the Ukraine, with attention to the changing types and outcomes of revolutionary struggles. It also presents the latest advances in the theory of revolutions, including the issues of revolutionary waves, revolutionary leadership, international influences, and the likelihood of revolutions to come. This volume provides a brief but comprehensive introduction to the nature of revolutions and their role in global history"--

A Gentleman in Moscow

A Gentleman in Moscow
Author: Amor Towles
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 547
Release: 2017-01-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1448135508

The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers Soon to be a Showtime/Paramount+ series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the number one New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Rules of Civility, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel 'A wonderful book' - Tana French 'This novel is astonishing, uplifting and wise. Don't miss it' - Chris Cleave 'No historical novel this year was more witty, insightful or original' - Sunday Times, Books of the Year '[A] supremely uplifting novel ... It's elegant, witty and delightful - much like the Count himself.' - Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year 'Charming ... shows that not all books about Russian aristocrats have to be full of doom and nihilism' - The Times, Books of the Year On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval. Can a life without luxury be the richest of all? A BOOK OF THE DECADE, 2010-2020 (INDEPENDENT) THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017 ONE OF BILL GATES'S SUMMER READS OF 2019 NOMINATED FOR THE 2018 INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS WEEK AWARD

Six Red Months in Russia (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Six Red Months in Russia (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)
Author: Louise Bryant
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781409915799

Louise Bryant (1885-1936) was an American journalist and writer best known for her Marxist and anarchist beliefs and her essays on radical political and feminist themes. Bryant published articles in several radical left journals during her life. She travelled to Russia with her husband John Reed in 1917 and 1918. While there, they participated in Bolshevik agitation and Communist party activities, and wrote articles about the pending revolution. Her works include: Six Red Months in Russia (1918).