A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924
- ISBN-10
- 1847922910
- ISBN-13
- 9781847922915
- Series
- A People's Tragedy
- Category
- Russia
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bodley Head Childrens
- Author
- Orlando Figes
Description
Vast in scope, based on exhaustive original research, and written with passion, narrative skill and human sympathy, this book offers an account of the Russian Revolution for a new generation.
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- 2017-01-26
- 960 pages
- Paperback
- Random House
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