{"product_id":"the-russian-revolution-paperback-2","title":"The Russian Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Pipes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking, inclusive history of the Russian Revolution for \"those who want to discover what really happened to Russia\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \"monumental study\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), enthralling in its narrative of a movement whose purpose, in the words of Leon Trotsky, was \"to overthrow the world,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e draws conclusions that have aroused great controversy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Pipes argues convincingly that the Russian Revolution was an intellectual, rather than a class, uprising; that it was steeped in terror from its very outset; and that it was not a revolution at all but a coup d'etat--\"the capture of governmental power by a small minority.\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Pipes writes trenchantly, and at times superbly....No single volume known to me even begins to cater so adequately to those who want to discover what really happened to Russia....Nor do I know any other book better designed to help Soviet citizens to struggle out of the darkness.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- Ronald Hingley, The New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003eGround-breaking in its inclusiveness, enthralling in its narrative of a movement whose purpose, in the words of Leon Trotsky, was \"to overthrow the world,\" The Russian Revolution draws conclusions that have already aroused great controversy in this country-and that are certain to be explosive when the book is published in the Soviet Union. Richard Pipes argues convincingly that the Russian Revolution was an intellectual, rather than a class, uprising; that it was steeped in terror from its very outset; and that it was not a revolution at all but a coup d'etat -- \"the capture of governmental power by a small minority.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Pipes \u003c\/b\u003ewas for many years a professor of history at Harvard University. He is the author of numerous books and essays on Russia, past and present, including \u003ci\u003eRussia Under the Bolshevik Regime\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1981-82 he served as President Reagan's National Security Council adviser on Soviet and East European affairs, and he has twice received a Guggenheim fellowship. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Marlborough, New Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 976\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.09 x 9.22 x 6.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47278819606777,"sku":"9780679736608","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/elVwMU8vUHZkbmVEUjBVNW01TWpkQT09.webp?v=1769012814","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-russian-revolution-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}