A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924

A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924Description by Orlando Figes Paperback It is history on an epic yet human scale. Vast in scope, exhaustive in original research, written with passion, narrative skill, and human sympathy, A People's Tragedy is a profound account of the Russian Revolution for a new generation. Many consider the Russian Revolution to be the most significant event of the twentieth century. Distinguished scholar Orlando Figes presents a panorama of Russian society on the

and immigrants encountered in the predominately white and native-born army

and the horrors of the trenches become known

the poetry of World War I continues to have a powerful effect on readers

This inspired the rise of Chinese nationalism and communism

the country to which they returned solidified laws and patterns of social behavior that had stigmatized them as second-class citizens

a group of community leaders led an ambitious campaign in 1919 to raise money for the construction of a lasting tribute in stone for the brave men and women who served their country in the Great War

and the offensive into Russian Poland ended in the massacre of more than four hundred thousand Austro-Hungarians in just three weeks

The authors take up the internal dynamics of the regiment as well as external pressures

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