A diary of the Russian revolution - Paperback

by James L. Houghteling (Author)

Petrograd, 1917: the ground shifts beneath every step. History turns, and people stare. James L. Houghteling records the Russia 1917 revolution as it happens, in an unabridged historical diary that captures the immediacy of headlines becoming lived reality. Part eyewitness revolution memoir, part primary source journal, these entries trace daily uncertainty, sudden reversals, and the moral weather of a city watching power change hands. More than a narrative of events, this Russian revolution firsthand account reveals how ordinary routines collide with extraordinary politics: the collapse of imperial Russia, the fading authority of the Nicholas II reign, and the rise of the Lenin Bolsheviks history that would reshape a century. Read as a human document, it offers texture and tension; read as an academic history reference, it stands as a sharply observed record for Russian history students seeking contemporary perspective on the Bolshevik takeover in 1917 and late imperial Russia in its final, volatile weeks. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For casual readers it moves like breaking news; for classic-literature collectors, a distinctive artefact of testimony, reportage, and lived experience itself. Whether you come for the sweep of revolution or the intimacy of a diary, A diary of the Russian revolution belongs beside essential chronicles of modern Europe, and in any library that values first-hand testimony as both literature and history.