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The Russian Revolution

By: Sheila Fitzpatrick
Narrated by: Steve Fortune
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The Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the 20th century. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet regime and the opening of its archives, it has become possible to step back and see the full picture.

Starting with an overview of the roots of the revolution, Fitzpatrick takes the story from 1917, through Stalin's "revolution from above", to the great purges of the 1930s. She tells a gripping story of a Marxist revolution that was intended to transform the world, visited enormous suffering on the Russian people, and, like the French Revolution before it, ended up by devouring its own children.

This updated edition contains a fully revised introduction to address the centenary, and what it all means in retrospect.

©2017 Sheila Fitzpatrick (P)2020 Upfront Books
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  • Categories: History
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Skewed West

For me, this is a useful book, as a general review of material, but its analysis is embarrassingly bourgeoisie and oftentimes simply repeats old western falsehoods.

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