num_pages: 428
description: Why and how did the October 1917 revolution occur in Russia? Often overlooked as a crucial factor in the Bolsheviks' victory was the role of the peasantry. Here is an enthralling portrait of this poor but sizable population on the eve of the uprising; of the breakdown of state power in the countryside; and, most important, of the relationship between the serfs and the Bolsheviks during the civil war. An enlightening approach, illustrated with disturbing contemporary images.
language: English
title: Peasant Russia, Civil War: The Volga Countryside in Revolution 1917-21
titlecomplete: Peasant Russia, Civil War: The Volga Countryside in Revolution 1917-21
genres: Russian History, History, Russia, Civil War, Nonfiction, Russian Revolution, Soviet History
ratings_count: 28
publisher: Phoenix