At this time, russia was being goverend by tzar nicholas ii. The russian revolutions of 1917 by john shelton curtiss, 1957. The first one was that of the february revolution of. It is clear that the events of 1917, whatever you think of them, deserve study. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Sukhanov, a left menshevik hostile to lenin, was actually. In just 3 years, russian women would again be the first in history to win the right to maternity leave of 4 months, along with a litany. Dec 15, 2009 a quick summary of the russian revolution in 1917. The revolution can be viewed in two distinct phases. The 5w and 1h of the 1917 russian revolution by blake. Russian revolution, two revolutions in 1917, the first of which, in february march, new style, overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in october november, placed the bolsheviks in power, leading to the creation of the soviet union.
Soviet administration and the jews of uzbekistan, 19171939. The revolution swept away the russian monarchy and laid the foundation for the union of soviet socialist republics, also called the soviet union. Stories and poems from the russian revolution edited by boris dralyuk, published by pushkin press. The russian revolutions of 1917 by john shelton curtiss. The modern russian alphabet consists of 33 letters. Wade clears away many of the myths and misconceptions that have clouded studies of the period.
The violent revolution marked the end of the romanov dynasty and centuries of russian imperial. Rex wade presents an account of one of the pivotal events of modern history, combining his own long study of the revolution with the best of contemporary scholarship. Oct 31, 2017 the russian revolution of october 1917 is the most important event in human history. Ap euro chapter 27 ww1 and the russian revolution flashcards. Note that due to the introductory nature of the book, there is very little by way of economic analysis, nor is any significant attention paid to developments in culture. The 1917 russian revolution was not, as many people suppose, one well organised event in which tsar nicholas ii was overthrown and lenin and the bolsheviks took power. The events destroyed the tsarist autocracy, and helped create the soviet union the first revolution was on 8 march 1917, but in russia it was recorded as 28 february 1917.
In just 3 years, russian women would again be the first in history to win the right to maternity leave of 4 months, along with a litany of other rights establishing true gender equality. Now in a new edition, this provocative, highly readable work presents a fascinating look at events that culminated in the russian revolution. Focusing on the revolution in its widest sense, sheila fitzpatrick covers not only the events of 1917 and what preceded them, but the social transformations. The russian revolution, 1917 is an excellent introduction to the history of that fateful year, and recommended for casual readers and beginners interested in the subject. Its immediate result was the abdication of czar nicholas ii, the collapse of imperial russia and the end of the romanov dynasty. This revolution changed the history in so mamy different ways due it bieng the collapse of the russian empire and the birth of the ussrunion of socialist soviet republics. Read the fulltext online edition of the russian revolutions of 1917 1957. The russian revolution of 1917 has long been an object lesson suitable for drawing edifying morals. Russian revolution centenary ebook collection brill. This book is a very concise, academic historical telling of the russian revolution by a very distinguished historian. Apr 21, 2005 within an overall narrative that provides a clear description of the 1917 revolution, he introduces several new approaches on its political history and the complexity of the october revolution. Russian revolution simple english wikipedia, the free.
Millions of russians had been either killed or wounded. In 1917 in russia it was the first stage of the russian revolution of 1917. The russian revolution of 1917 was a political movement in russia that climaxed in 1917 with the overthrow of the provisional government that had replaced the russian tsar system, and led to the establishment of the soviet union, which lasted until its collapse in 1991. Wade explores the role of political, cultural and economic issues alongside the social history of the revolution and the growth of ethnic separatism in the ukraine and elsewhere. Apr 21, 2005 the russian revolution, 1917 is an excellent introduction to the history of that fateful year, and recommended for casual readers and beginners interested in the subject.
Many of the soldiers refused to suppress the insurgents. Russian revolution 19171921, 19171991 soviet union. The russian revolution of february, 1917 marc ferro. Revolution threatens and inna feldman is drawn into intrigue concerning rasputin and also a love triangle in a pageturning novel. List of books and articles about russian revolution online. He is the author most recently of the russian revolution and the great war. Schapiro, late emeritus professor of political science at the london school of economics the communist party of the soviet union, was an oldfashioned sort of sovietologistthe kind that fixes squarely on individuals to explain why and how things happen.
The movement of march 1917 linked itself directly onto the point where, ten. Other then equal benefits between the people, class hierarchy which was a. The russian revolution 19171922 the state museum of. This work looks at the many upheavals of the russian revolution as successive stages in a single process. His sevenvolume book, first published in 1922, was suppressed under stalin. I read both trotskys book and reeds around the same time in college, and i couldnt help but remark how similar they seemed. For centuries ordinary people had dreamed of a world without the rule of emperors, kings, generals and the rich. Author of the only fulllength eyewitness account of the 1917 revolution, sukhanov was a key figure in the first revolutionary government. Media in category people of the russian revolution of 1917 the following 38 files are in this category, out of 38 total. It was a series of events that took place during 1917, which entailed two separate revolutions in february and october with a great deal of political wranglings inbetween, and. Russian revolution definition, causes, summary, history.
Russian revolution 1917 29 books meet your next favorite book. This reissue of the abridged version is, as the editors preface points out, one of the. The russian revolution of 1917 was a series of political events in russia, involving first the overthrow of the system of autocracy, and then the overthrow of the liberal provisional government duma, resulting in the establishment of the soviet power under the control of the bolshevik party. The balfour declaration was a public statement issued by the british government in 1917 during the first world war announcing support for the establishment of a national home for the jewish people in palestine, then an ottoman region with a small minority jewish population. Russian revolution 1917 score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Focusing on the russian revolution in its widest sense, the author covers not only the events of 1917 and what preceded them, but the nature of the social transformation brought about by the bolsheviks after they took power. The russian revolution, 1917 cambridge university press. Mar 10, 2017 revolution threatens and inna feldman is drawn into intrigue concerning rasputin and also a love triangle in a pageturning novel.
The russian revolution was a period of political and social revolution across the territory of the russian empire, commencing with the abolition of the monarchy in 1917, and concluding in 1923 after the bolshevik establishment of the soviet union at the end of the civil war. The collapse of the soviet union in 1991 has provided fresh perspectives from which to view the revolution out of which it grew. The october revolution, commonly referred to as the bolshevik coup, the bolshevik revolution, the october coup, the october uprising or the red october and officially known in soviet historiography as the great october socialist revolution, was a revolution in russia led by the bolshevik party of vladimir lenin that was instrumental in the larger russian revolution of 1917. What are the best nonfiction books on russian revolution of. Woodrow wilson and the russian revolution, 19171921 by georg schild greenwood press. New approaches to european history includes bibliographical references. The russian revolution, 19171945 by anthony dagostino. The russian revolution of 1917 was one of the most explosive political events of the 20th century. Russian revolution of 1917 mcgill university school of. Focusing on the revolution in its widest sense, sheila fitzpatrick covers not only the events of 1917 and what preceded them, but the social transformations brought about by the bolsheviks. Providing an overview of the russian revolution from february 1917 to the victory of lenin and the bolsheviks in the october revolution, rex a. She believes the russian revolution did not end in 1917 or even 1922 but ended after stalins purge in 1938. Top ten books about the russian revolution historia. The story of russias transition from imperial reign to eventual communist dictatorship is a tale rooted in the ranks of the common people and the men who rose to lead them.
This is a concise introduction to the russian revolution from 1917 to 1945, that is, in the period prior to the cold war. The russian revolution of october 1917 is the most important event in human history. And to make this fully clear is the first task of a critical examination of the russian revolution. Within an overall narrative that provides a clear description of the 1917 revolution, he introduces several new approaches on its political history and the complexity of the october revolution. Russian revolution of 1917 was a series of rebellions against the russian czar emperor, nicholas ii. This volume is intended to meet the needs of the student of modern world history, for whom the standard accounts of the russian revolutions of 1917 are too detailed. He is the author most recently of the russian revolution and the.
Learn more about the russian revolution in this article. Focusing on the russian revolution in its widest sense, the author covers not only the events of 1917 and what preceded them, but the nature of the social. Read wade, rex wade, his the russian revolution, 1917 ends logically with the dissolution of the constituent assembly in january 1918. The russian empire at the turn of the 20th century was a huge conglomeration of nationalities and ethnic groups covering over 21 million miles from the pacific ocean in the east to the baltic and black seas in the west. Russian revolution, which alone can overcome the fatal inertia of the german masses. The russian revolution, 1917 new approaches to european history 9781107571259. The events of bloody sunday triggered nationwide protests and soldier mutinies. The first section of the museum exposition devoted to the history of the russian revolution of the period from 1917 to 1922 depicts the circumstances, which led to the fall of the monarchic power in russia in march 1917, and describes the attempt to form a new democratic state system. The fate of the revolution in russia depended fully upon international. Full text of the russian revolution 1917 eyewitness account volume see other formats.
The soviet union ruled russia and its neighboring republics for 70 years. List of books and articles about russian revolution. For the first time in history, russian women, who ushered in the era of the russian revolution, win the right to divorce. This is an excerpt from her book six red months in russia.
A school project on the 1917 russian revolution, my first time using the prezi program and are planning to show the 5w, who. History of the russian revolution by leon trotsky nook book. Full text of the russian revolution 1917 eyewitness. What are the best nonfiction books on russian revolution. Everyone looks at it in order to discover the great mistake moral, political, ideological that led to disaster. The revolution 1917 event is this saturday 25th february at rich mix london. A hundred years after the russian revolution, history, according to most historians, had pronounced its judgment.
The russian revolution 19171932 by sheila fitzpatrick. This reissue of the abridged version is, as the editors preface points out, one of the few things written about this most. Leon trotsky, from history of the russian revolution regarded by many as among the most powerful works of history ever written, this book offers an unparalleled account of one of the most pivotal and hotly debated events in world history. What happened during the russian revolution of 1917. Top 10 books about the russian revolution books the guardian. Top 10 books about the russian revolution the guardian. A personal record by nn sukhanov this book was necessary reading for all early historians of the revolution. Top 10 books about the russian revolution books the. While the 1905 revolution was ultimately crushed, and the leaders of the st. There have been a number of failed revolutionsuprising over the past 100 years or so, due to factors long in russias history. The russian revolution of 1917 was largely fought out over the question of which half of dual powerthe provisional government or the sovietswould replace the other. The russian revolution, 1917 new approaches to european.
Feb 01, 2011 i read both trotskys book and reeds around the same time in college, and i couldnt help but remark how similar they seemed. Its premise is that the perspectives of the post1945 period are not adequate to understand the international setting of the revolution in world war i, the great depression, and the rise of fascism. The russian revolution was a series of revolutions in the russian empire during 1917. Wade presents an essential overview of the russian revolution from its beginning in february 1917, through the numerous political. Full text of the russian revolution 1917 eyewitness account. Brills russian revolution centenary ebook collection offers unique access to. What are some effects of the russian revolution of 1917. I would, in addition, recommend simon sebag montefiores the romanovs. This bloody sunday was followed in succeeding months by a series of strikes, riots, assassinations, naval mutinies, and. Russian revolution the russian revolution in 1917 was a moment in time when the will of the people put an end to a system of government that had been in place for centuries. Petersburg and moscow were striking and rioting for higher food rations. The russian people were angry at tsar nicholas ii for getting russia into the war.
His majestys government view with favour the establishment in palestine of a national home for. Louise bryant, an american radical and journalist, wrote a stirring account of what she witnessed in revolutionary petrograd. Combining his own long term study of the revolution wit. The russian revolution of february 1917 marc ferro snippet view 1972. The russian revolution of 1905 was said to be a major factor contributing to the cause of the revolutions of 1917. Here he has produced a fine oldfashioned short narrative of the revolutions of februarymarch and october 1917. This happened because russia still used the julian calendar instead of the gregorian calendar, which is the standard for.
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