The Russian Revolution

by Richard Pipes

Overview

A groundbreaking, inclusive history of the Russian Revolution for "those who want to discover what really happened to Russia" (The New York Times Book Review)

A "monumental study" (Wall Street Journal), enthralling in its narrative of a movement whose purpose, in the words of Leon Trotsky, was "to overthrow the world," The Russian Revolution draws conclusions that have aroused great controversy. 

Richard Pipes argues convincingly that the Russian Revolution was an intellectual, rather than a class, uprising; that it was steeped in terror from its very outset; and that it was not a revolution at all but a coup d'etat—"the capture of governmental power by a small minority."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780679736608
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/05/1991
Pages:	976
Sales rank:	1,124,468
Product dimensions:	6.15(w) x 9.24(h) x 1.98(d)

About the Author

Richard Pipes was for many years a professor of history at Harvard University. He is the author of numerous books and essays on Russia, past and present, including Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime. In 1981–82 he served as President Reagan's National Security Council adviser on Soviet and East European affairs, and he has twice received a Guggenheim fellowship. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Marlborough, New Hampshire.

Editorial Reviews

"A monumental study ... of absorbing interest [by] the distinguished historian of modern Russia.... Lucidly written, unsurpassed in detail and comprehensiveness." —Wall Street Journal

"Mr. Pipes provides invaluable background to today's headlines.... Few efforts have been made to create such a comprehensive work.... Pipes is a pathfinder." —The New York Times

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