Diary of the Russian Revolution

This book presents Houghteling's original account along with explanatory notes and an introduction that sets the diary in the wider context of American interpretations and misinterpretations of the revolutions of 1917 that did so much to shape the twentieth century."

List of contents

David S.Foglesong Editor's introduction; A Diary of the Russian Revolution; Preface; Introduction ; I. Petrograd in War Time ; II. Rumblings ; III. The Lull ; IV. The Revolt ; V. The News Bulletins of the Revolution ; VI. The New Order Replaces the Old ; VII. Reconstruction ; VIII. Order or Chaos? ; IX. The Turn Toward Order; Index

About the author

David Foglesong is a professor of history at Rutgers University. His current research on how U.S. and Soviet citizen diplomats contributed to the overcoming of enmity between their nations in the 1980s has led to the publication of articles in Cold War History, Kontsept, and Diplomatic History.

Product details

• Authors: JR. L. HOUGHTELING
• Assisted by: David S. Foglesong (Editor), David S. Foglesong (Introduction)
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.12.2025
• EAN: 9781839997495
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-749-5
• No. of pages: 120
• Series: Anthem Americans in Revolutionary Russia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), USSR, Soviet Union, 1917–1923 (Russian Revolutionary period), HISTORY / Russia / Imperial, HISTORY / Europe / Portugal, Published diaries, letters and journals