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Eyewitness 1917, the Russian Revolution as it happened, editors Frank Althaus, Mark Sutcliffe ; translation and editorial assistance: Nina Sampson

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-291) and index

illustrations

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non fiction

Eyewitness 1917

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editors Frank Althaus, Mark Sutcliffe ; translation and editorial assistance: Nina Sampson

the Russian Revolution as it happened

A dramatic account of a year of two revolutions in Russia, told through extracts from contemporary diaries, letters and memoirs and illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs. Eyewitness 1917 is a dramatic and compelling account of Russia's revolutionary year as told by those who lived through it (not just in Russia). The book consists entirely of primary sources, taken from letters, memoirs, diaries and other documents of the period, accompanied by remarkable images, many previously not published. The team of journalists and experts behind Project 1917 has scoured archives, libraries and storerooms for texts, photographs and videos which are presented in a way that brings the reader as close as possible to the lives and events of that extraordinary year. The story is told through several chapters that reveal the ebb and flow of events and opinions over the year, from increasing disillusionment with the monarchy to revolutionary fervour after the abdication of Nicholas II, then the gradual 'unravelling' of the Provisional Government, and eventually the 'Great October' that brought the Bolsheviks to power. There were many who thought that Russia's second revolution would also be short-lived, but it was the decisive moment in a year that influenced the entire course of the twentieth century, as this book vividly demonstrates

Project 1917: The future of history -- Shades of revolution -- 1 Dark forces -- 2 This is revolution -- 3 Euphoria -- 4 Former people -- 5 New people -- 6 April crisis -- 7 War -- 8 July days -- 9 People's minister -- 10 A firm hand -- 11 Anatomy of a coup -- 12 This, too, shall pass -- Notes and references -- Index -- Picture credits

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