Ten Days that Shook the World

"Ten Days That Shook the World" is American journalist and socialist John Reed's first-hand account of the Russian October Revolution of 1917. First published in 1919, Reed died soon after the book was released and was buried at the Kremlin in Moscow, one of only three Americans interred there, in tribute to his friendship with Vladimir Lenin and his important contribution to the new Soviet regime. While it was intended as an impartial and unbiased account, by Reed's own admission, "in the struggle [his] sympathies were not neutral." While Reed sided with the Bolsheviks and the Communist Revolution, his account of this pivotal time in world history is riveting, detailed, passionate, and brutally honest. "Ten Days That Shook the World" remains one of the most important and consequential works of American journalism and continues to influence the modern understanding of this violent and transformative time. An important historical document by an eyewitness of an event that would change the political landscape for most of the 20th century, "Ten Days That Shook the World" is a must read for those interested in communism, socialism, and how the October Revolution shaped Russian history. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

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Ten Days that Shook the World

"Ten Days That Shook the World" is American journalist and socialist John Reed's first-hand account of the Russian October Revolution of 1917. First published in 1919, Reed died soon after the book was released and was buried at the Kremlin in Moscow, one of only three Americans interred there, in tribute to his friendship with Vladimir Lenin and his important contribution to the new Soviet regime. While it was intended as an impartial and unbiased account, by Reed's own admission, "in the struggle [his] sympathies were not neutral." While Reed sided with the Bolsheviks and the Communist Revolution, his account of this pivotal time in world history is riveting, detailed, passionate, and brutally honest. "Ten Days That Shook the World" remains one of the most important and consequential works of American journalism and continues to influence the modern understanding of this violent and transformative time. An important historical document by an eyewitness of an event that would change the political landscape for most of the 20th century, "Ten Days That Shook the World" is a must read for those interested in communism, socialism, and how the October Revolution shaped Russian history. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

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Ten Days that Shook the World

Ten Days that Shook the World

by John Reed
Ten Days that Shook the World

Ten Days that Shook the World

by John Reed

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"Ten Days That Shook the World" is American journalist and socialist John Reed's first-hand account of the Russian October Revolution of 1917. First published in 1919, Reed died soon after the book was released and was buried at the Kremlin in Moscow, one of only three Americans interred there, in tribute to his friendship with Vladimir Lenin and his important contribution to the new Soviet regime. While it was intended as an impartial and unbiased account, by Reed's own admission, "in the struggle [his] sympathies were not neutral." While Reed sided with the Bolsheviks and the Communist Revolution, his account of this pivotal time in world history is riveting, detailed, passionate, and brutally honest. "Ten Days That Shook the World" remains one of the most important and consequential works of American journalism and continues to influence the modern understanding of this violent and transformative time. An important historical document by an eyewitness of an event that would change the political landscape for most of the 20th century, "Ten Days That Shook the World" is a must read for those interested in communism, socialism, and how the October Revolution shaped Russian history. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781420968071
Publisher: Digireads.com
Publication date: 03/15/2020
Pages: 300
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

John Reed (1887-1920) was a journalist, activist, poet, and author. In addition to chronicling the Russian revolution, he reported on US labor strikes, the Mexican revolution, World War I, and was a founder of and international delegate for the Communist Labor Party. He is buried at the Kremlin Wall in Moscow.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 1.

Background.

Chapter 2.

The Coming Storm.

Chapter 3.

On the Eve.

Chapter 4.

The Fall of the Provisional Government.

Chapter 5.

Plunging Ahead.

Chapter 6.

The Committee for Salvation.

Chapter 7.

The Revolutionary Front.

Chapter 8.

Counter-Revolution.

Chapter 9.

Victory.

Chapter 10.

Moscow.

Chapter 11.

The Conquest of Power.

Chapter 12.

The Peasants Congress.

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