A People's Tragedy
The Russian Revolution
Orlando Figes
Explore the Russian Revolution - the most significant event of the twentieth century - in a vast and deeply researched account. A People's Tragedy by renowned scholar Orlando Figes offers a broad panorama of society before the revolution, incorporating individual histories that detail the downfall of a hopeful people. Figes argues that the failure of the revolution resulted from deep-rooted issues within Russian culture and social history. This masterful and original synthesis is presented accessibly in a compelling human narrative.
Publish Date
1998-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
1998-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1996
Goodreads Rating
4.36
ISBN
9780140243642
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2022-03-28T18:21:07.000Z
Here r the best books to understand Russia now fr IvanTerrible Catherine Stalin to Putin.I did this in 2017 but still essential reading: @robertservice00 @orlandofige chris bellamy dominic lieven @anneapplebaum
catherine merridale @zygaro @Waterstones – source