Opis: A People's Tragedy The Russian Revolution - Figes Orlando

Unrivalled in scope and brimming with human drama, A People's Tragedy is the most vivid, moving and comprehensive history of the Russian Revolution available today. A modern masterpiece (Andrew Marr). The most moving account of the Russian Revolution since Doctor Zhivago (Independent). Opening with a panorama of Russian society, from the cloistered world of the Tsar to the brutal life of the peasants, A People's Tragedy follows workers, soldiers, intellectuals and villagers as their world is consumed by revolution and then degenerates into violence and dictatorship. Drawing on vast original research, Figes conveys above all the shocking experience of the revolution for those who lived it, while providing the clearest and most cogent account of how and why it unfolded. Illustrated with over 100 photographs and now including a new introduction that reflects on the revolutions centennial legacy, A People's Tragedy is a masterful and definitive record of one of the most important events in modern history

Szczegóły: A People's Tragedy The Russian Revolution - Figes Orlando

Tytuł: A People's Tragedy The Russian Revolution
Podtytuł: Centenary Edition with New Introduction
Autor: Figes Orlando
Wydawnictwo: Vintage
ISBN: 9781847924513
Języki: angielski
Rok wydania: 2017
Ilość stron: 960
Format: 15.3x23.4cm
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 1.556 kg

Recenzje: A People's Tragedy The Russian Revolution - Figes Orlando