The Russian revolution
by Moorehead, Alan
Published by : Harper & Brothers Publishers (New York) Physical details: 301 p ISBN:0881843318. ISSN:978088184| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Preface --
Petrograd, 1916 --
The divine right of kings --
The new man --
The rising of 1905 --
The trial of democracy --
The exiles --
The war --
The German revolutionary net --
The rising, March 1917 --
The Soviet versus the provisional government --
Lenin's return --
The July days --
The Kornilov affair --
The Bolsheviks seize power --
The constituent assembly --
Brest-Litovsk.
A brief, simple, and straightforward account of the Russian revolution in 1917 and the events that led up to it. Alan Moorehead, a native of Australia, was the first recipient of the Duff Cooper Memorial Award, which was presented to him in 1956 by Sir Winston Churchill.
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