War and Revolution in Russia, 1914-22 - The Collapse of Tsarism and the Establishment of Soviet Power

Thisessential introductionsynthesises the wealth of new material available on theRussian Revolutioninto a clearoverview which is ideal for beginners. Leading expert Christopher Readtreats the period 1914-22 as a whole in order to contextualise andbetter understand theevents of 1917 and their impact.>

List of contents

Preface
Into the Storm: Russia Enters the Twentieth Century
An Empire Collapses: August 1914 - February 1917
The Deepening Revolution: February to July 1917
The Counter-Revolution Organizes: July to end of August 1917
Bolshevism Triumphant: September to October 1917
The First Civil War: October 1917 - March/April 1918
Experiencing Civil War: April 1918 to March 1921
The Emergence of Bolshevik Order: Spring 1918 to March 1921
The End of the Revolution?: January 1921 to December 1922
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.

About the author

CHRISTOPHER READ is Reader in History at Warwick University, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Read
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.12.2012
• EAN: 9780230239852
• ISBN: 978-0-230-23985-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: European History in Perspective; EUROPEAN HISTORY IN PERSPECTIV; European History in Perspective; EUROPEAN HISTORY IN PERSPECTIV
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); B, History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Europe, Eastern—History, Russian, Soviet, and East European History, Russia—History, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), 1917–1923 (Russian Revolutionary period), HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions