The Russian Revolution: A Beginner's Guide

by Abraham Ascher

Book Overview

1917: the year a series of rebellions toppled three centuries of autocratic rule and placed a group of political radicals in charge of a world power. Here, suddenly, was the first modern socialist state, "a kingdom more bright that any heaven had to offer". But the dream was short-lived, bringing in its wake seventy years of conflict and instability that nearly ended in nuclear war.

How could such a revolution take place and what caused it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780743874
• ISBN13: 9781780743875
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: ONEWorld Publications
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"