*The Russian Revolution* by Leon Trotsky, F.W. Dupee (editor).
*Stillborn Crusade: The Tragic Failure of Western Intervention in the Russian Civil War, 1918-1920* by Ilya Somin.
*The Coming of the French Revolution* by Georges Lefebvre.
*Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of Terror in the French Revolution* by R. R. Palmer.
*Napoleon: A Life* by Andrew Roberts.
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*The Russian revolution* by Walter Rodney
*Red star over the third world* by Vijay Prashad
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_October: The Story of the Russian Revolution_ by China Miéville
>”Cinematic and vivid.” —Newsweek
>“An excellent work of art.” —Los Angeles Review of Books
>In February of 1917 Russia was a backwards, autocratic monarchy, mired in an unpopular war; by October, after not one but two revolutions, it had become the world’s first workers’ state, straining to be at the vanguard of global revolution. How did this unimaginable transformation take place?
>In a panoramic sweep, stretching from St. Petersburg and Moscow to the remotest villages of a sprawling empire, Miéville uncovers the catastrophes, intrigues and inspirations of 1917, in all their passion, drama and strangeness. Intervening in long-standing historical debates, but told with the reader new to the topic especially in mind, here is a breathtaking story of humanity at its greatest and most desperate; of a turning point for civilization that still resonates loudly today.
The author is a socialist, but this review from _The Guardian_ situates that appropriately:
> “Known as a left-wing activist, […] Miéville writes with the brio and excitement of an enthusiast who would have wanted the revolution to succeed. But he is primarily interested in the dramatic narrative – the weird facts – of the most turbulent year in Russia’s history”.
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*The Russian Revolution* by Leon Trotsky, F.W. Dupee (editor).
*Stillborn Crusade: The Tragic Failure of Western Intervention in the Russian Civil War, 1918-1920* by Ilya Somin.
*The Coming of the French Revolution* by Georges Lefebvre.
*Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of Terror in the French Revolution* by R. R. Palmer.
*Napoleon: A Life* by Andrew Roberts.
*The Russian revolution* by Walter Rodney
*Red star over the third world* by Vijay Prashad
_October: The Story of the Russian Revolution_ by China Miéville
>”Cinematic and vivid.” —Newsweek
>“An excellent work of art.” —Los Angeles Review of Books
>In February of 1917 Russia was a backwards, autocratic monarchy, mired in an unpopular war; by October, after not one but two revolutions, it had become the world’s first workers’ state, straining to be at the vanguard of global revolution. How did this unimaginable transformation take place?
>In a panoramic sweep, stretching from St. Petersburg and Moscow to the remotest villages of a sprawling empire, Miéville uncovers the catastrophes, intrigues and inspirations of 1917, in all their passion, drama and strangeness. Intervening in long-standing historical debates, but told with the reader new to the topic especially in mind, here is a breathtaking story of humanity at its greatest and most desperate; of a turning point for civilization that still resonates loudly today.
The author is a socialist, but this review from _The Guardian_ situates that appropriately:
> “Known as a left-wing activist, […] Miéville writes with the brio and excitement of an enthusiast who would have wanted the revolution to succeed. But he is primarily interested in the dramatic narrative – the weird facts – of the most turbulent year in Russia’s history”.