Eyewitnesses to the Russian Revolution
By: edited by Todd Chretien
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781608468614
Subjects: Personal narratives; History
Description: "One hundred years ago, the Russian Revolution turned the world upside down. Ordinary people took over their factories, farms, regiments, and schools, and set out to build a new society. Selections from testimonials, debates, documents, and memoirs fill this new reader, bringing to life the voices of men and women who witnessed firsthand the inspiring, heroic, and sometimes tragic story of 1917."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The February Revolution --; title: A springtime of dual power --; title: The July Days and the Kornilov counterrevolution --; title: Debating insurrection --; title: The October Revolution --; title: Workers' power --; title: By way of an assessment.