Revolutionary Russia, 1891-1991: A Pelican Introduction
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What caused the Russian Revolution?Did it succeed or fail?Do we still live with its consequences?Orlando Figes teaches history at Birkbeck, University of London and is the author of many acclaimed books on Russian history, including A People’s Tragedy, which The Times Literary Supplement named as one of the ‘100 most influential books since the war’, Natasha’s Dance, The Whisperers, Crimea and Just Send Me Word. The Financial Times called him ‘the greatest storyteller of modern Russian historians.’

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Weight 0.276 kg
Dimensions 2.1 × 11.2 × 18.1 cm
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Paperback
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496
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Year Published

2014-5-1
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Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0141043679
About The Author

Orlando Figes's books have been translated into 20 languages – they include Crimea, Just Send Me Word, Natasha's Dance, A People's Tragedy and The Whisperers. Figes is Professor of Modern History at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is Britain's foremost writer on the Soviet Union.

Insightful and convincing… Figes integrates his analysis into a highly readable story, and he shows himself to be a master of historical narrative. Readers will find themselves absorbing a great deal of information and insight with very little effort
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A primer intended for readers unfamiliar with the territory, it sparkles with ideas, vivid storytelling, poignant anecdotes and pithy phrases… Fresh and dramatic
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