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October

The Story of the Russian Revolution

by China Miéville

Recommended by Rob Delaney

Recommended by Rob Delaney

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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Politics, History, and Social Sciences.

In February 1917, in the midst of bloody war, Russia was still an autocratic monarchy: nine months later, it became the first socialist state in world history. How did this unimaginable transformation take place How was a ravaged and backward country, swept up in a desperately unpopular war, rocked by not one but two revolutionsThis is the story ...

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