| Ten Days That Shook the World Contributor(s): Reed, John (Author), Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich (Introduction by), Taylor, A. J. P. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0141442123 ISBN-13: 9780141442129 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: 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. Writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping account of the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally seized power. Containing verbatim reports both of speeches by leaders and of the chance comments of bystanders, and set against an idealized backdrop of soldiers, sailors, peasants, and the proletariat uniting to throw off oppression, Reeds account is the product of passionate involvement and remains an unsurpassed classic of reporting. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Revolutionary - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 947.084 |
| Lexile Measure: 1140 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.2" W x 7.7" (0.59 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An impassioned firsthand account of the Russian Revolution, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in March 2017 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 Reed's extraordinary record of that event. Writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping account of the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally seized power. Containing verbatim reports both of speeches by leaders and of the chance comments of bystanders, and set against an idealized backdrop of soldiers, sailors, peasants, and the proletariat uniting to throw off oppression, Reed's account is the product of passionate involvement and remains an unsurpassed classic of reporting. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |