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"An admirable effort to rescue from politics the greatest upheaval of modern times and reclaim it for history."--Newsweek (on the previous edition)
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The Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the twentieth century. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet regime and the opening of its archives, it has become possible to step back and see the full picture. This fully updated new edition of Sheila Fitzpatrick's classic short history of the Russian Revolution takes into account the new archival and other evidence that has come to light since then, incorporating material that was previously inaccessible not only to Western but also to Soviet historians Starting with an overview of the roots of the revolution, Fitzpatrick takes the story from 1917, through Stalin's 'revolution from above', to the great purges of the 1930s. She tells a gripping story of a Marxist revolution that was intended to transform the world, visited enormous suffering on the Russian people, and, like the French Revolution before it, ended up by devouring its own children.
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AT the beginning of the twentieth century, Russia was one of the great powers of Europe. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION by Sheila Fitzpatrick is very concise and excellently written, giving a better understanding of the revolution and its purpose as well as a better outlook to the characters than other books on that era of history. I recommend this book with UNION MOUJIK, PUTIN'S RUSSIA, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF LENIN, RUSSIA'S UNFINISHED REVOLUTION to compliment this book on the Russian revolution and its aftermath until today's Russia.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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This book was lent to me by my hitory teacher, for some catchup work and background reading. I found that not only did it give an overview of the whole revolution but also an in depth look at the topic I required(NEP coincidentally). i would definitely give this a read, no matter who you are, although A-level or GCSE students will probably benefit the most, as it is really easy to read.
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The Russian Revolution
This is a set text for Cambridge historians, and i think it shouldn't be. Let me explain why.
This work is a good summary of the Russian Revolution by a cultural historian. I personally disagree with the author on many respects and find that her approach is mired in the dense bog of unnecessary parallelisms, with the main revolutionary characters and events being treated in a rather simplistic way. This gives rise to a number of generalisations that are nothing but useless shorthands that belong to an outdated historiographical tradition. Perhaps it is the format of the work itself rather than the scholarly aptitude of the author that is to blame, however i could not help feeling that the history which was being invoked by S. Fitzpatrick deserved rather more vigour and intensity, especially in the treatment of evidence. To give one example, i consider the entire chronological framework of the work to be flawed and do not think that Lenin's October revolution is to be bundled together with Stalin's totalitarianism. The recurrent metaphors of upheaval as well as the constant referring back to the French Revolution are presented in a somewhat bland and stale manner. Crucially, the Lenin presented here is an emasculated version of the great revolutionary and this picture, it seems, is based primarily on evidence provided by his polemical rivals.
Overall this is very good as a summary of recent scholarship, and for that it deserves 5 stars, but the methodological approach is rather blunt and rusty, not going beyond 2 star rating. As an average then we have 3 stars.
This is a set text for Cambridge historians, and i think it shouldn't be. Let me explain why.
This work is a good summary of the Russian Revolution by a cultural historian. I personally disagree with the author on many respects and find that her approach is mired in the dense bog of unnecessary parallelisms, with the main revolutionary characters and events being treated in a rather simplistic way. This gives rise to a number of generalisations that are nothing but useless shorthands that belong to an outdated historiographical tradition. Perhaps it is the format of the work itself rather than the scholarly aptitude of the author that is to blame, however i could not help feeling that the history which was being invoked by S. Fitzpatrick deserved rather more vigour and intensity, especially in the treatment of evidence. To give one example, i consider the entire chronological framework of the work to be flawed and do not think that Lenin's October revolution is to be bundled together with Stalin's totalitarianism. The recurrent metaphors of upheaval as well as the constant referring back to the French Revolution are presented in a somewhat bland and stale manner. Crucially, the Lenin presented here is an emasculated version of the great revolutionary and this picture, it seems, is based primarily on evidence provided by his polemical rivals.
Overall this is very good as a summary of recent scholarship, and for that it deserves 5 stars, but the methodological approach is rather blunt and rusty, not going beyond 2 star rating. As an average then we have 3 stars.
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I was looking for a fairly brief but reliable guide to a complex subject. This book was, to be honest, a hard read. Read more
Published on 8 May 2009 by Lorna Buck
Clear, catchy and informative
Sheila Fitzpatrick is a well-known academic in the field of modern Russian history. She presents the reader with a good introduction to the turbulent years immediately preceding... Read more
Published on 13 April 2009 by Giuseppe Pagliarulo
A very useful and informative book
I'm currently studying history, and i'm reading this book in conjunction with a history study guide,Communist Russia Under Lenin and Stalin by Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn they... Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2004
A diamond of a book for anyone interested in Russia.
This book is a valuble resource for any A-level history student, teacher or indeed anyone with a passing interest. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 1999
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