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A People's Tragedy : A History of the Russian Revolution by Orlando Figes (1998, UK-B Format Paperback)

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People's Tragedy : The Russian Revolution : 1, Paperback by Figes, Orlando, ISBN 014024364X, ISBN-13 9780140243642, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Covers Russian history from the end of the nineteenth century to the death of Lenin, and explores how Russian pre-revolution social forces were violently erased and replaced

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On the brink of the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, read the most vivid, moving, and comprehensive history of the events that changed the world It is history on an epic yet human scale. Vast in scope, exhaustive in original research, written with passion, narrative skill, and human sympathy, A People's Tragedy is a profound account of the Russian Revolution for a new generation. Many consider the Russian Revolution to be the most significant event of the twentieth century. Distinguished scholar Orlando Figes presents a panorama of Russian society on the eve of that revolution, and then narrates the story of how these social forces were violently erased. Within the broad stokes of war and revolution are miniature histories of individuals, in which Figes follows the main players' fortunes as they saw their hopes die and their world crash into ruins. Unlike previous accounts that trace the origins of the revolution to overreaching political forces and ideals, Figes argues that the failure of democracy in 1917 was deeply rooted in Russian culture and social history and that what had started as a people's revolution contained the seeds of its degeneration into violence and dictatorship. A People's Tragedy is a masterful and original synthesis by a mature scholar, presented in a compelling and accessibly human narrative.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
014024364x
ISBN-13
9780140243642
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11038284917

Product Key Features

Book Title
People's Tragedy : a History of the Russian Revolution
Author
Orlando Figes
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Topic
World / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, General
Publication Year
1998
Genre
History, Fiction, Political Science
Number of Pages
1024 Pages

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Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
33.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Dk260
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
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Up
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"Few historians have the courage to attack great subjects; fewer have the grasp to succeed. This is a book that lets the reader look into the face of one of the major social upheavels of history. . . . A People''s Tragedy will do more to help us undersand the Russian Revolution than any other book I know." —Eric Hobsbawm, The London Review of Books "I doubt there is anyone in the world who knows the revolution as well as Figes does." —Norman Stone, The Sunday Times (London) "An engagingly written and well-researched book. . . . Will stand for some time as a standard of historical scholarship." —Steven Merritt Miner, The New York Times Book Review "Huge in scope, brilliant in vignette, dark and implacable in theme, it is a modern masterpiece." —Andrew Marr, The Independent, "Few historians have the courage to attack great subjects; fewer have the grasp to succeed. This is a book that lets the reader look into the face of one of the major social upheavels of history. . . . A People's Tragedy will do more to help us undersand the Russian Revolution than any other book I know." —Eric Hobsbawm, The London Review of Books "I doubt there is anyone in the world who knows the revolution as well as Figes does." —Norman Stone, The Sunday Times (London) "An engagingly written and well-researched book. . . . Will stand for some time as a standard of historical scholarship." —Steven Merritt Miner, The New York Times Book Review "Huge in scope, brilliant in vignette, dark and implacable in theme, it is a modern masterpiece." —Andrew Marr, The Independent, "Few historians have the courage to attack great subjects; fewer have the grasp to succeed. This is a book that lets the reader look into the face of one of the major social upheavels of history. . . . A People's Tragedy will do more to help us undersand the Russian Revolution than any other book I know." --Eric Hobsbawm, The London Review of Books "I doubt there is anyone in the world who knows the revolution as well as Figes does." --Norman Stone, The Sunday Times (London) "An engagingly written and well-researched book. . . . Will stand for some time as a standard of historical scholarship." --Steven Merritt Miner, The New York Times Book Review "Huge in scope, brilliant in vignette, dark and implacable in theme, it is a modern masterpiece." --Andrew Marr, The Independent
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
947.08/3
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes

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Sorry for not getting back to you regarding the book. We are very happy with it. My son has been collecting books on Russian History during the Bolshevik Consolidation from 1917-1921 and the Rise of Stalinism from 1921 - 1941 for the Australian HSC Modern History Course and Exam (Final Year Of Schooling and Exam prior to University)

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