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

Figes, Orlando

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ISBN 10: 071267327X ISBN 13: 9780712673273

Casa editrice: Pimlico, 1997

Riassunto

Vast in scope, based on exhaustive original research, and written with passion, narrative skill and human sympathy, A People's Tragedy is the definitive account of the Russian Revolution for a new generation. It has won the Wolfson History Prize, the W. H. Smith Literary Award, and the Longman/History Today Book of the Year Award.

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Recensione:

"A modern masterpiece" (Andrew Marr)

"Combines dramatic power, absorbing narrative and magisterial scholarship – a magnificent tour de force" (Christopher Andrew Sunday Telegraph)

"The most moving account of the Russian Revolution since Doctor Zhivago" (Lucasta Miller Independent)

"This book is not just a history; it is an item of history" (Neal Ascherson Independent on Sunday)

"A People’s Tragedy will do more to help us understand the Russian Revolution than any other book I know" (Eric Hobsbawm London Review of Books)

Descrizione del libro:

The first single-volume history of the century's most tragic and brutal revolution; a brilliant, highly readable narrative in the manner of Simon Schama's Citizens.

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• Editore: Pimlico
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 071267327X
• ISBN 13: 9780712673273
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 960