Ten Days That Shook the World

by John Reed

Overview

In Ten Days That Shook the World John Reed conveys, with the immediacy of cinema, the impression of a whole nation in ferment and disintegration. A contemporary journalist writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping record of the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally seized power. Containing verbatim reports both of speeches by leaders and the chance comments of bystanders, set against an idealized backcloth of the proletariat, soldiers, sailors, and peasants uniting to throw off oppression, Reed's account is the product of passionate involvement and remains an unsurpassed classic of reporting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781974908318
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	04/03/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	372
Sales rank:	452,957
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

JOHN REED (1887-1920), U.S. journalist and activist, became best known for his writing about the Russian Revolution in Ten Days That Shook the World. Other books by Reed are: The War in Eastern Europe and Insurgent Mexico. He was a graduate of Harvard, wrote for a socialist newspaper "The Masses," and helped found the US Communist Party. Reed died in Moscow, where he received a hero's funeral.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	VII
	Introduction	7
	Preface	9
	Chronology	15
	Notes and Explanations	19
1	Background	29
2	The Coming Storm	42
3	On the Eve	63
4	The Fall of the Provisional Government	88
5	Plunging Ahead	117
6	The Committee for Salvation	145
7	The Revolutionary Front	164
8	Counter-Revolution	181
9	Victory	200
10	Moscow	219
11	The Conquest of Power	231
12	The Peasants' Congress	255
	Appendixes	273

Editorial Reviews

All revolutions are good; some revolutions are better than others; the Bolshevist revolution was of the best. This is Mr. Reed's underlying thesis, and there is no doubt that he writes of it brilliantly and entertainingly. -- Books of the Century; New York Times review, April 1919

New York Times Book Review

<:st> Cited in A classic account of the Russian Revolution of November 1917 by a Western journalist who witnessed it first hand, first published in 1919 and endorsed by Lenin. Reed, born in Portland, Oregon, and educated at Harvard University, outlines the background and causes of the revolution, and details the days leading up to the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks in Petrograd. His account includes meetings with Lenin, troops, and ordinary workers. Includes an appendix of documents, and notes on political parties, organizations, and parliamentary procedures. This new edition commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, and includes a wealth of b&w photos from the period, plus a new introduction on Reed's life and the historical context of his account. Exciting reading for students and general readers, and a must for scholars of the period. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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