Abraham Ascher

The Russian Revolution

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1917: the year a series of rebellions toppled three centuries of autocratic rule and placed a group of political radicals in charge of a world power. Here, suddenly, was the first modern socialist state, “a kingdom more bright that any heaven had to offer”. But the dream was short-lived, bringing in its wake seventy years of conflict and instability that nearly ended in nuclear war.How could such a revolution take place and what caused it to go so very wrong? Presenting a uniquely long view of events, Abraham Ascher takes readers from the seeds of revolution in the 1880s right through to Stalin’s state terror and the power of the communist legacy in Russia today. Original and shrewd, Ascher’s analysis offers an unparalled introduction to this watershed period in world history
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  • fiona adenishas quoted7 years ago
    The Grand Duke took a revolver from his pocket: “You see this revolver,” he said, “I am now going to the Tsar and will implore him to sign the manifesto and Witte’s program; either he signs or I will shoot
  • fiona adenishas quoted7 years ago
    myself.”’ Only then did the sovereign agree to sign the Manifesto.
  • fiona adenishas quoted7 years ago
    During a congress held on 21–8 October 1905, liberals formed the Constitutional Democratic Party for People’s Freedom, generally known as the Kadets.
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