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The Russian Revolution : a new history / Sean McMeekin.

by McMeekin, Sean, 1974-

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Basic Books, 2017.

Communism -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century.

Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921.

9780465039906 (hc.)

xxxi, 445 p., 16 unnumbered pages of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-420) and index.

Prologue: The blood of a peasant -- I. The twilight of the Romanovs -- The old regime, and its enemies -- 1905: shock to the system -- The fragile giant: Tsarist Russia on the precipice of war -- Russia's war: 1914-1916 -- II. 1917: a false dawn -- Full of fight -- A break in the weather -- Army in the balance -- The German gambit -- Twilight of the liberals -- Kerensky's moment -- III. Hostile takeover -- Lenin shows his hand -- Army on the brink -- Red October -- General strike -- Ceasefire -- Russia at low ebb -- Reprieve -- IV. The Bolsheviks in power -- War communism -- Red on white -- The Communist International -- The ides of March -- "Turn gold into bread": famine and the war on the church -- Rapallo -- Epilogue: the specter of Communism.

"Historian Sean McMeekin traces the origins and events of the Russian Revolution, which ended Romanov rule, ushered the Bolsheviks into power, and changed the course of world history. At the turn of the century, the Russian economy, which still trailed behind Britain, France, Germany, and the U.S., was growing by about 10% annually, and its population had reached 150 million. Between 1900 and 1920, Russia underwent a complete and irreversible transformation: by the end of these two decades, a new regime was in place, the economy had collapsed, and over 20 million Russians had died during the revolution and what followed. Still, Bolshevik power remained intact due to a remarkable combination of military prowess, violent terror tactics, and the bumbling failures of their opposition. The Bolsheviks were aided at nearly every step by countries like Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland who sought to benefit politically and economically from the chaotic changes overtaking the country"--Provided by publisher.

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