| A Concise History of the Russian Revolution Contributor(s): Pipes, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679745440 ISBN-13: 9780679745440 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1996 Annotation: The author of the classic two-volume study, The Russian Revolution and Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime, now distills those works into an authoritative new chronicle of Russia between 1900 and the death of Lenin. "A deep and eloquent condemnation."--The New York Times. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Social History - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 947.084 |
| LCCN: 97119600 |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 5.22" W x 8.04" (1.02 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Richard Pipes's authoritative history of the violent and disruptive acts that created the first modern totalitarian regime portrays the crisis at the heart of the tsarist empire. Drawing on archival materials newly released in Russia, he chronicles the upheaval that began as a conservative revolt but was soon captured by messianic intellectuals intent not merely on reforming Russia but on remaking the world. He provides fresh accounts of the revolution's personalities and policies, crises, and cruelties, from the murder of the royal family through civil war, famine, and state terror. Brilliantly and persuasively, Pipes shows us why the resulting system owes less to the theories of Marx than it did to the character of Lenin and Russia's long authoritarian tradition. What ensues is a path-clearing work that is indispensable to any understanding of the events of the century. |