Offers a brief overview of the Russian Revolution, focusing on how it became one of the most significant periods of political development in the twentieth century.
Examines the Bolshevik Revolution and the Russian Civil War through narrative history and analysis, biographies, and primary documents; also includes a glossary, an annotated bibliography, and a time line.
Explores the period of history in Russia beginning with the revolutions of 1905 and 1917, which resulted in the fall of the czarist autocracy, and ending with the rise of Josef Stalin to power. Looks at the social and economic reforms instituted and the influence of the revolution in Russia and other parts of the world.
