The Russian Revolution - Sheila Fitzpatrick

Category: History
Language: English
Keywords: 20th Century Communism & Socialism Revolutions & Wars Of Independence Russia

Written by Sheila Fitzpatrick
Read by Steve Fortune
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

The Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the twentieth 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, what does it all mean in retrospect.