Examines the public response and reaction to the Russian revolution in 1917 and the end of the Romanovs' rule, with documents that reveal the opinions and views of key political figures, as well as ordinary citizens.
"Historian Sean McMeekin traces the origins and events of the Russian Revolution, which brought an end to Romanov rule and ushered the Bolsheviks into power"--Provided by publisher.
Set during the height of the Russian Revolution and told in alternating voices, sixteen-year-old Evgenia--a peasant and proud member of the Bolshevik party--agrees to help a seventeen-year-old bourgeois girl traverse the war-torn countryside in search of safety, but Anna is harboring a secret that could cost them their lives. Includes historical note and author's note.
"World War I and the Russian Revolution together shaped the twentieth century in profound ways ... Dominic Lieven connects the two events, providing both a history of the war's origins from a Russian perspective and an international history of why the revolution happened"--Back cover.
Covers the history of the Russian Revolution, from the elimination of the Czar family, through the rise of Communist government headed by Lenin and Stalin, and with a discussion of recent events of the collapse of Communism.
"In 1917 Russia, seventeen-year-old Katya joins the first all-female battalion to fight the Germans, but she soon finds that patriotism alone won't help her survive the realities of war"--Provided by publisher.
"In 1917 Russia, seventeen-year-old Katya joins the first all-female battalion to fight the Germans, but she soon finds that patriotism alone won't help her survive the realities of war"--Provided by publisher.
The Russian Revolution depicts how this movement was driven by the new ideas and strong leadership of Vladimir Lenin, and was sparked by the hope for a better way of life.
