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Revolutionary Russia, 1891-1991 : A Pelican Introduction

by Orlando Figes
Revolutionary Russia, 1891-1991 : A Pelican Introduction - Thryft
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Understand Russian Revolution's impact in Modern Times

Recommended for history enthusiasts and students seeking perspective

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Revolutionary Russia, 1891-1991 : A Pelican Introduction

by Orlando Figes
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ISBN: 9780141043678
Authors: Orlando Figes
Publisher: Pelican
Date of Publication: 2014-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, History
Related Topics: History, Politics, World History, Historical, European History
Goodreads rating: 4.04
(rated by 2723 readers)

Description

What caused the Russian Revolution?Did it succeed or fail?Why are we still all living with its consequences?In his remarkable new book Orlando Figes describes and takes apart the story of Russia's century of revolution in the shortest space possible. Starting with the horrific famines of 1891, Figes charts a vast experiment in state-building. The manipulation of many millions of people, first by Tsarist ministers and then by the Communists - on a scale and with a ferocity that their predecessors could not dream of - aimed to totally transform Russian society. Through war and peace Russia's rulers battled to subdue and control their vast state, fighting off a mass of real and imagined enemies until exhaustion, corruption and intellectual bankruptcy brought the whole terrible experiment to an end. As the Soviet Union becomes ever more distant in our memory, Revolutionary Russia is an invaluable reminder of why this one, hideously violent and callous state became for so long the great focus of the hopes and fears of much of humankind.
 

Understand Russian Revolution's impact in Modern Times

Recommended for history enthusiasts and students seeking perspective

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.