The Russian Revolution
Moorehead, Alan, 1910-19832017
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The Russian Revolution dismantled the ancient Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. The Russian Empire collapsed with the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II, and the old regime was replaced in February 1917. In the second revolution that October, the Provisional Government was removed and replaced with a Bolshevik (Communist) government. The Bolshevik party, led by Vladimir Lenin, appointed themselves as leaders and seized control of the countryside, establishing the Cheka to quash dissent. To end Russia's participation in the First World War, the Bolshevik leaders signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany in March 1918. Civil war erupted among the 'Reds' (Bolsheviks), the 'Whites' (anti-socialist factions), and non-Bolshevik socialists. In this book Alan Moorehead gives an account of these formative events.
Main title:
The Russian Revolution / Alan Moorehead.
Author:
Moorehead, Alan, 1910-1983, author
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2017.
Collation:
288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Collins, 1958.Includes QR code.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781445667324 (pbk)
Dewey class:
947.0841947.084
LC class:
DK265
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2036235
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