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A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891–1924

Orlando Figes

Why did the Russian Revolution turn into a tragedy, and how did the Russian people help make it?

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Author
Orlando Figes

Why read it

  • You will understand why the revolution of nineteen seventeen still shapes the world
  • You will see how centuries of autocratic rule left a society unready for democracy
  • You will learn why Russia's chances as a democracy depend on how honestly it faces its own past

Who it is for

  • A Russia watcher puzzled by why democracy there keeps failing
  • A citizen watching a young democracy struggle
  • Someone who wants to know where the Cold War began

Contents

  1. About the Book
  2. Introduction to the 100th Anniversary Edition
  3. Preface to the 1996 Edition
  4. Part One
  5. RUSSIA UNDER THE OLD REGIME
  6. 1 The Dynasty
  7. 2 Unstable Pillars
  8. 3 Icons and Cockroaches
  9. 4 Red Ink
  10. Part Two
  11. THE CRISIS OF AUTHORITY (1891–1917)
  12. 5 First Blood
  13. 6 Last Hopes
  14. 7 A War on Three Fronts
  15. Part Three
  16. RUSSIA IN REVOLUTION (FEBRUARY 1917–MARCH 1918)
  17. 8 Glorious February
  18. 9 The Freest Country in the World
  19. 10 The Agony of the Provisional Government
  20. 11 Lenin’s Revolution
  21. Part Four
  22. THE CIVIL WAR AND THE MAKING OF THE SOVIET SYSTEM (1918–24)
  23. 12 Last Dreams of the Old World
  24. 13 The Revolution Goes to War
  25. 14 The New Regime Triumphant
  26. 15 Defeat in Victory
  27. 16 Deaths and Departures
  28. Conclusion
  29. Picture Section

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