Through the Russian Revolution

By Claude Anet

Book Overview

Petrograd, 1917: the old world wavers. History cracks open in daylight. In Through the Russian Revolution, French journalist Claude Anet writes with the immediacy of russian revolution firsthand observation, following streets, stations, and conversations as power shifts and certainty evaporates. This unabridged classic nonfiction stands at the meeting point of public domain travelogue and eyewitness historical reportage - a clear-eyed record of Russia in the shadow of World War I. Anet captures the mood of a nation in transit: the aftershocks of the fall of tsarist russia, the arguments and rumours that accompany the bolshevik rise to power, and the daily improvisations of people trying to live through history. Among petrograd 1917 accounts, his perspective is distinct: alert to atmosphere as well as events, shaped by early 20th century journalism at its most observant. For readers who reach for john reed revolution books, Anet offers a vital companion voice - less manifesto than on-the-ground witness, and all the more unsettling for it. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Ideal for russian history students, a world history reading group, and classic-literature shelves that prize firsthand documents of a world remade.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9389265487
• ISBN13: 9789389265484
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"