This 5 page report discusses John Reed s 1934 account of the Bolsheviks and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Reed was an unapologetic communist before communism became demonized. His book and Reed himself, have inspired a great deal of controversy. No doubt, readers would see the corrupt sides of the Revolution if Reed s book had gone further than the October Revolution.
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the two characters of Yuri and Pasha. They are on opposite sides of the ideals of the revolution, one being raised in an aristocratic family and one fighting against the aristocracy and yet, they have much in common. The writer also discusses the effects of the Russian Revolution on these two men. As a collective people, early Russians experienced great cultural, social and political hardship, having long been under Mongol oppression. The Russian value system has typically reflected it people's strong and constant constitution.