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Interpreting the russian revolution by orlando figes. Orlando figes argues that the failure of democracy in 1917 was deeply rooted in russian culture and social history and that what had started as a peoples revolution contained the seeds of its own degeneration into violence and dictatorship. Pdf orlando figes, a peoples tragedy a history of the. The russian revolution, 18911924 by orlando figes 1998 pdf 7. Orlando figes provides a panorama of russian society on the eve of the revolution, and then narrates the story of how these social forces were violently suppressed. While other historians have focused their examinations on the cataclysmic years immediately before and after 1917, figes shows how the revolution, while it changed in form and character, nevertheless retained the same idealistic goals throughout, from its origins. The russian revolution, 18911924 new ed by figes, orlando isbn. Before proceeding, however, i would like to point out that this massive 800page masterpiece can only be considered introductory by a professional historian or a history buff like myself. Buy a discounted paperback of a peoples tragedy online from australias leading online bookstore. A history of the russian revolution orlando figes penguin books 1998 pdf. The russian revolution 18911924, 1997 and kolonitskii a researcher at the institute of history of the academy of sciences in st. Vast in scope, exhaustive in original research, written with passion, narrative skill, and human sympathy, a peoples tragedy is a profound account of the russian revolution for a new generation.
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