From Serfdom To Bolshevism: The Memoirs Of Baron N. Wrangel 1847-1920
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Spanning one of the most tumultuous periods in Russian history, From Serfdom to Bolshevism: The Memoirs of Baron N. Wrangel 1847–1920 presents a remarkable firsthand account of a Russia in the throes of radical transformation — from the dying embers of the Tsarist aristocracy to the violent dawn of the Soviet era. Baron N. Wrangel, a member of the Russian nobility, chronicles his life across seven extraordinary decades, bearing witness to the collapse of the old imperial order, the upheaval of revolution, and the brutal realities of a society torn apart by ideology and war. Translated by Brian and Beatrix Lunn, this compelling memoir offers an intimate yet panoramic view of events that reshaped the entire world. As a primary historical document, this work stands as an indispensable record of aristocratic Russian life and the cataclysmic forces that obliterated it, illustrating with unflinching clarity how an entire class — and an entire civilisation — could be swept aside within a single lifetime. Wrangel's prose, rendered faithfully in translation, carries the weight of personal loss and the dispassionate authority of a man who lived through history rather than merely observed it. For readers drawn to the grand sweep of European history, imperial decline, and the birth of the modern world, this memoir poses a haunting question: what remains of a man, and a world, when everything he has known is consumed by revolution?
Author: Baron N. Wrangel
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Haskell House Publishers Ltd.
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Spanning one of the most tumultuous periods in Russian history, From Serfdom to Bolshevism: The Memoirs of Baron N. Wrangel 1847–1920 presents a remarkable firsthand account of a Russia in the throes of radical transformation — from the dying embers of the Tsarist aristocracy to the violent dawn of the Soviet era. Baron N. Wrangel, a member of the Russian nobility, chronicles his life across seven extraordinary decades, bearing witness to the collapse of the old imperial order, the upheaval of revolution, and the brutal realities of a society torn apart by ideology and war. Translated by Brian and Beatrix Lunn, this compelling memoir offers an intimate yet panoramic view of events that reshaped the entire world. As a primary historical document, this work stands as an indispensable record of aristocratic Russian life and the cataclysmic forces that obliterated it, illustrating with unflinching clarity how an entire class — and an entire civilisation — could be swept aside within a single lifetime. Wrangel's prose, rendered faithfully in translation, carries the weight of personal loss and the dispassionate authority of a man who lived through history rather than merely observed it. For readers drawn to the grand sweep of European history, imperial decline, and the birth of the modern world, this memoir poses a haunting question: what remains of a man, and a world, when everything he has known is consumed by revolution?