num_pages: 1040
description: The month of November 1916 in Russia was outwardly unmarked by seismic events, but beneath the surface, society seethed fiercely. In Petrograd, luxury-store windows are still brightly lit; the Duma debates the monarchy, the course of war, and clashing paths to reform; the workers in the miserable munitions factories veer increasingly toward sedition. At the front all is stalemate except for sudden death's capricious visits, while in the countryside sullen anxiety among hard-pressed farmers is rapidly replacing patriotism. In Zurich, Lenin, with the smallest of all revolutionary groups, plots his sinister logistical miracle. With masterly and moving empathy, through the eyes of both historical and fictional protagonists, Solzhenitsyn unforgettably transports us to that time and place--the last of pre-Soviet Russia. Translated by H.T. Willetts.November 1916 is the second volume in Solzhenitsyn's multi-part work, the Red Wheel, following August 1914. The
language: English
title: November 1916
titlecomplete: November 1916 (The Red Wheel #2)
characters: Tsar Nicholas II, Vladimir Lenin, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna
genres: Historical, World War I, Russia, Novels, Russian Literature, War, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Russian Revolution
ratings_count: 294
places: Kingdom of Prussia
series: The Red Wheel
publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux