Russia And History's Turning Point
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
At the fulcrum of one of the twentieth century's most seismic upheavals stands Alexander Kerensky — lawyer, orator, and the man who briefly held Russia's fate in his hands — and Russia and History's Turning Point is his authoritative, firsthand account of the revolutionary storm that reshaped the modern world. Kerensky chronicles the collapse of Tsarist autocracy, the turbulent months of the Provisional Government he led in 1917, and the Bolshevik coup that extinguished Russia's fragile democratic experiment, offering an unmatched insider's perspective on events that continue to define global politics. Written with the moral urgency of a man who witnessed history at its most volatile, this memoir argues passionately that Russia's democratic moment was real, achievable, and deliberately sabotaged — a thesis that challenges decades of Soviet historiography. Kerensky's prose is measured yet impassioned, blending political analysis with personal testimony to illuminate the impossible choices facing a nation caught between centuries of imperial stagnation and the violent promise of revolution. For anyone seeking to understand how empires fall and democracies falter, this singular account raises a question that still haunts historians: what if Russia had chosen a different path?
Author: Alexander Kerensky
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Duell, Sloan and Pearce
Genre: European history
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
At the fulcrum of one of the twentieth century's most seismic upheavals stands Alexander Kerensky — lawyer, orator, and the man who briefly held Russia's fate in his hands — and Russia and History's Turning Point is his authoritative, firsthand account of the revolutionary storm that reshaped the modern world. Kerensky chronicles the collapse of Tsarist autocracy, the turbulent months of the Provisional Government he led in 1917, and the Bolshevik coup that extinguished Russia's fragile democratic experiment, offering an unmatched insider's perspective on events that continue to define global politics. Written with the moral urgency of a man who witnessed history at its most volatile, this memoir argues passionately that Russia's democratic moment was real, achievable, and deliberately sabotaged — a thesis that challenges decades of Soviet historiography. Kerensky's prose is measured yet impassioned, blending political analysis with personal testimony to illuminate the impossible choices facing a nation caught between centuries of imperial stagnation and the violent promise of revolution. For anyone seeking to understand how empires fall and democracies falter, this singular account raises a question that still haunts historians: what if Russia had chosen a different path?