
A Concise History of the Russian Revolution
Richard Pipes(Author)
Vintage Books (Publisher)
Published on 26. November 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-679-74544-0 (ISBN)
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
76 B&W PHOTOGRAPHS, 5 MAPS
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-679-74544-0 (9780679745440)
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A Concise History of the Russian Revolution
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04/2011
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