A People's Tragedy

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.