Description
| Product ID: | 9781784782788 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | October |
| Subtitle: | The Story of the Russian Revolution |
| Authors: | Author: China Mieville |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Russian Revolution, Marxism & Communism |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Acclaimed fantasy author China Mieville plunges us into the year the world was turned upside down Multi-award-winning author China Miéville captures the drama of the Russian Revolution in this “engaging retelling of the events that rocked the foundations of the twentieth century” (Village Voice) In February of 1917 Russia was a backwards, autocratic monarchy, mired in an unpopular war; by October, after not one but two revolutions, it had become the world’s first workers’ state, straining to be at the vanguard of global revolution. How did this unimaginable transformation take place? In a panoramic sweep, stretching from St. Petersburg and Moscow to the remotest villages of a sprawling empire, Miéville uncovers the catastrophes, intrigues and inspirations of 1917, in all their passion, drama and strangeness. Intervening in long-standing historical debates, but told with the reader new to the topic especially in mind, here is a breathtaking story of humanity at its greatest and most desperate; of a turning point for civilization that still resonates loudly today. |
| Imprint Name: | Verso Books |
| Publisher Name: | Verso Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-05-22 |
