Prologue To Revolution
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback/card cover in good condition with minor shelf wear. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
Prologue to Revolution, edited by Michael Cherniavsky and Ivo J. Lederer as part of the Russian Civilization Series, presents a compelling collection of primary sources and historical analyses that illuminate the turbulent events leading up to the Russian Revolution. The work chronicles the deep political, social, and economic tensions that fractured Imperial Russia, drawing on firsthand accounts and scholarly commentary to construct a vivid portrait of a society on the brink of collapse. With an authoritative and academic tone, it argues that the revolution was not a sudden rupture but the inevitable culmination of decades of systemic failure, class conflict, and autocratic overreach. This indispensable volume details the crises of governance, peasant unrest, and ideological ferment that transformed Russia's political landscape, making it essential reading for students of Russian and European history alike.
Author: Michael Cherniavsky
Format: Paperback
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback/card cover in good condition with minor shelf wear. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
Prologue to Revolution, edited by Michael Cherniavsky and Ivo J. Lederer as part of the Russian Civilization Series, presents a compelling collection of primary sources and historical analyses that illuminate the turbulent events leading up to the Russian Revolution. The work chronicles the deep political, social, and economic tensions that fractured Imperial Russia, drawing on firsthand accounts and scholarly commentary to construct a vivid portrait of a society on the brink of collapse. With an authoritative and academic tone, it argues that the revolution was not a sudden rupture but the inevitable culmination of decades of systemic failure, class conflict, and autocratic overreach. This indispensable volume details the crises of governance, peasant unrest, and ideological ferment that transformed Russia's political landscape, making it essential reading for students of Russian and European history alike.