Description
| Product ID: | 9780198806707 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Russian Revolution |
| Authors: | Author: Sheila Fitzpatrick |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, History, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, First World War, Far-left political ideologies and movements, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Russian Revolution, First World War, Marxism & Communism, Russia, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This updated new edition of Sheila Fitzpatrick's classic short history of the Russian Revolution takes into account the centenary of the Revolution in 2017 and what it means today. The Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the twentieth century. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet regime and the opening of its archives, it has become possible to step back and see the full picture. Starting with an overview of the roots of the revolution, Fitzpatrick takes the story from 1917, through Stalin''s ''revolution from above'', to the great purges of the 1930s. She tells a gripping story of a Marxist revolution that was intended to transform the world, visited enormous suffering on the Russian people, and, like the French Revolution before it, ended up by devouring its own children. This updated edition contains a fully revised bibliography and updated introduction to address the centenary, what does it all mean in retrospect. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-09-28 |