Often the drama of the October Revolution and the Bolshevik seizure of power overshadow the disastrous Russian-German war that preceded it and the extended, confusing, many-sided civil war between the Reds and the Whites that followed. But Nik Cornish's vivid photographic history gives equal coverage to each of these momentous events and shows how the Russian empire of the Romanovs was transformed into the Soviet dictatorship. Contemporary photographs show the leading characters in the drama - Tsar Nicholas II, Kerensky, Lenin and Trotsky and other Bosheviks, and the White commanders Denikin, Kolchak, Wrangel and the rest. But they also record, in an unforgettable way, the ordinary people who were caught up in the surge of events - civilian crowds on the city streets, peasant groups in the villages, the faces of common soldiers on all sides who fought on multiple fronts across Russia from Poland, the Baltic states and the White Sea to the Black Sea and Siberia. The scale of the conflict was remarkable, as was the intensity of the experience of those who took part and witnessed it, and this collection of historic photographs gives a poignant insight into the conditions of their time. It is a fascinating introduction to a period that saw a seachange in Russian history.
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This lavishly illustrated history book has been put together by the author Nik Cornish who has written a number of books about the armed forces of Russia and the Soviet Union. Here he has applied his considerable knowledge of twentieth century Russian military history to the period 1917-1921 and his photographic history of the era records such momentous, world-changing events as Russian participation in the First World War, the October Revolution and the Russian Civil War.
The photographs themselves are of good quality and are mainly drawn from the Russian archives. As such, most of them have never been seen before in the West and when combined with Cornish's brief, politically balanced narrative of the period they make a fairly impressive visual history book which would be of interest to anyone looking for a photographic record of Russia before, during and immediately after the Revolution.
The photographs themselves are of good quality and are mainly drawn from the Russian archives. As such, most of them have never been seen before in the West and when combined with Cornish's brief, politically balanced narrative of the period they make a fairly impressive visual history book which would be of interest to anyone looking for a photographic record of Russia before, during and immediately after the Revolution.
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Good introduction, light on photos
18 Jun 2013
By James D. Crabtree
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This book looks at the Russian Civil War, a conflict which began during the last stages of WWI and was fought well after the guns in the West stopped firing.
The Russian Civil War is not an easy conflict to write about, as it had many sides and was fought over large areas by different groups at different stages of the war. The author did an admirable job of discussing the fight between the Bolsheviks (Reds), the Whites (Imperialists), the Greens (Nationalists), and the Blacks (Anarchists). The only thing missing was a map, so you can follow the geographic movements of the various armies involved.
The photos are good, but there are not as many of them as I expected, having read several other books in this "Images of War" series. Perhaps the intention was to use many photos which are previously unpublished. If so, they have succeeded, but the reason that many of these were not previously published is because they are not as good as the often-reproduced photos.
I recommedn this book to anyone reading up on this topic.
The Russian Civil War is not an easy conflict to write about, as it had many sides and was fought over large areas by different groups at different stages of the war. The author did an admirable job of discussing the fight between the Bolsheviks (Reds), the Whites (Imperialists), the Greens (Nationalists), and the Blacks (Anarchists). The only thing missing was a map, so you can follow the geographic movements of the various armies involved.
The photos are good, but there are not as many of them as I expected, having read several other books in this "Images of War" series. Perhaps the intention was to use many photos which are previously unpublished. If so, they have succeeded, but the reason that many of these were not previously published is because they are not as good as the often-reproduced photos.
I recommedn this book to anyone reading up on this topic.
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