A people's tragedy : a history of the Russian Revolution

General Information

Author/Creator
Figes, Orlando, 1959-
Language
English.
Published
New York : Viking, 1997.
Physical Description
923 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

Subject
Russia > History > Nicholas II, 1894-1917.
Soviet Union > History > Revolution, 1917-1921.
Soviet Union > History > 1917-1936.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility
Orlando Figes.
Content
I. Russia under the old regime. 1. The dynasty -- 2. Unstable pillars -- 3. Icons and cockroaches -- 4. Red ink -- II. The crisis of authority (1891-1917). 5. First blood -- 6. Last hopes -- 7. A war on three fronts -- III. Russia in revolution (February 1917-March 1918). 8. Glorious February -- 9. The freest country in the world -- 10. The agony of the provisional government -- 11. Lenin's revolution -- IV. The civil war and the making of the Soviet system (1918-24). 12. Last dreams of the old world -- 13. The revolution goes to war -- 14. The new regime triumphant -- 15. Defeat in victory -- 16. Deaths and departures -- Conclusion.
Library Special Collection
Donation of Anatole Shub
ISBN
0670859168

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Collection Call Number Volume Info Shelving Location Public Note
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