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The Bolshevik Revolution
Sylvia Engdahl
The Bolshevik Revolution
Sylvia Engdahl
Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-205) and index. Table of Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- World Map -- Chapter 1. Historical Background on the Bolshevik Revolution -- 1. An Overview of the Bolshevik Revolution -- 2. World War I Was Among the Main Causes of the Bolshevik Revolution / Hugh Jebson -- 3. The United States Must Not Recognize the Bolshevik Government of Russia: New York Times -- 4. The Bolsheviks Have Suppressed All Opposition and Will Lead Russia to Ruin: The Times -- 5. The Bolsheviks Took Over Siberia with Violence and Brutality / John A. Embry -- 6. The Former Czar and His Entire Family Were Imprisoned and Then Murdered / Robert Wilton -- Chapter 2. Controversies Surrounding the Bolshevik Revolution -- 1. The Triumph of the Bolsheviks Represents the Desire of the Workers / John Reed -- 2. The Bolsheviks Are Hated by the Workers and Retain Power Only by Force / Inna Rakitnikov -- 3. Americans Do Not Understand the True Meaning of Bolshevism / Emma Goldman -- 4. The Bolsheviks Suppress All Opposition from Working-Class People: C. E. B. -- 5. Russia Is Establishing a Great Democracy That Will Lead the World / Fred P. Haggard -- 6. The Bolsheviks Are a Threat to the World and the Allies Should Step in to Defeat Them / John Pollock -- 7. The Russian People Are Aware That Bolshevism Is Destroying Their Country / Catherine Breshkovskaya -- 8. The Bolshevik Goal of Spreading Revolution Throughout the World Is Unlikely to Succeed: New York Times -- 9. The Situation in Russia Continued to Worsen Until the Collapse of the Soviet Union / Richard M. Ebeling -- 10. Bolshevik Revolution: National Disaster or Midwife of History? / Boris Kaimakov -- Chapter 3. Personal Narratives -- 1. A Leader of the Bolshevik Revolutionaries Describes Their Takeover of the Winter Palace / Nikolai Podvoisky -- 2. A Diary Shows Life in a Russian Town During the Early Days of Bolshevik Rule: Anonymous -- 3. The Commander of the Russian Women's Battalion Tells About the Disbanding of Her Unit / Maria Botchkareva -- 4. An American-Born Russian Princess Describes Her Escape from Bolshevik Violence / Julia Grant Cantacuzene -- 5. A British Socialist Describes Her Doubts About the Bolsheviks' Actions in Russia / Ethel Snowden -- Glossary -- Chronology -- For Further Reading -- Index. Contributor Bio: Engdahl, Sylvia B01
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | November 15, 2013 |
ISBN13 | 9780737763638 |
Publishers | Greenhaven Press |
Pages | 215 |
Dimensions | 183 × 231 × 18 mm · 680 g |
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