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Published by bodley head 2014 vast in scope, based on exhaustive original research, and written with passion, narrative skill and human sympathy, a peoples tragedy is the definitive account of the russian revolution for a. Some of the marchers scattered but others continued to advance towards the lines of infantry, whose rifles were pointing directly at them. A panorama of russian society on the eve of the revolution and the story of its violent erasure, according to the publishers note, prof. A brilliant history of the russian revolution from the onset of the revolutionary crisis to the period when the basic institutions of the stalinist regime were in place. A people s tragedy will do more to help us undersand the russian revolution than any other book i know. Many consider the russian revolution to be the most significant event of. The russian revolution, 18911924 new ed by figes, orlando isbn. Orlando figes author and professor of russian history. Feb 11, 2014 orlando figes is the author of peasant russia, civil war, and a people s tragedy. Before proceeding, however, i would like to point out that this massive 800page masterpiece can only be considered introductory by a professional historian or a history buff like myself. The russian revolution 18911924 by orlando figes 20140220. Written in a narrative style that captures both the scope and detail of the russian revolution, orlando figess history is certain to become one of the most. Published by bodley head 2014 vast in scope, based on exhaustive original research, and written with passion, narrative skill and human sympathy, a people s tragedy is the definitive account of the russian revolution for a new generation. The first singlevolume history of the centurys most tragic and brutal revolution.
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