
A Diary of the Russian Revolution
JAMES L. HOUGHTELING, JR.(Author)
David S. Foglesong(Editor)
Anthem Press
Published on 2. December 2025
Book
Hardback
120 pages
978-1-83999-748-8 (ISBN)
Description
"When an astonishing revolution toppled the Russian autocracy early in 1917, James L. Houghteling Jr., a special attache to the US embassy in Russia, was one of the very few Americans present who daily recorded the striking events he witnessed and the comments he heard from both Russian and foreign observers. The diary of the thirty-three-year-old Chicago native therefore provides a rare and valuable record of dramatic developments in the streets of the wartime capital, Petrograd. It also offers unusual insights into how Russian elites and foreign diplomats, journalists, and business owners viewed the actions of soldiers, workers, and political leaders who shaped the revolution.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83999-748-8 (9781839997488)
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Persons
David Foglesong is a professor of history at Rutgers University. His current research on how U.S. and Soviet citizen diplomats contributed to the overcoming of enmity between their nations in the 1980s has led to the publication of articles in Cold War History, Kontsept, and Diplomatic History.
Content
David S.Foglesong Editor's introduction; A Diary of the Russian Revolution; Preface; Introduction ; I. Petrograd in War Time ; II. Rumblings ; III. The Lull ; IV. The Revolt ; V. The News Bulletins of the Revolution ; VI. The New Order Replaces the Old ; VII. Reconstruction ; VIII. Order or Chaos? ; IX. The Turn Toward Order; Index