violence and terror in the French and Russian Revolutions
Mayer, Arno J
2000
A comparatiave study of violence and terror in the French and Russian revolutions, looking at the similarities between the 1789 and 1917 uprisings, and considering the role of vengeance, resistance, and religion in fueling the conflicts.
When Danina Petroskova dies, her granddaughter discovers a box that hold a pair of satin toe shoes, a gold locket, and a stack of letters that reveal Danina's hidden past.
Contains over one hundred archival photographs, color maps, and illustrations depicting the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 and the rise of Communism under Lenin.
Chronicles the Czarist Russian Empire in the 1800s, the birth of Bolshevism, events leading to the Russian Revolution of 1917, and the development of new political structures in its aftermath.
Addresses three central problems of the Russian Revolution--the reasons for the collapse of tsarism, the triumph of the Bolsheviks, and the ascendancy of Stalin.
Text and illustrations present a factual overview and analysis of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath, discussing the Communist triumph, the Soviet Union, and world communism. Also includes a glossary, time line, and further-reading list.
Collects sixteen essays on Ayn Rand's "We the Living," exploring the philosopher's first novel from historical, literary, and philosophical perspectives.
