Rethinking the Russian Revolution

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Bloomsbury Academic, Jul 5, 1990 - History - 229 pages

This study is an introduction to the momentous events of the Russian Revolution in 1917 with an analysis of the reasons behind the characteristic polarization of opinions concerning this momentous political event and why for some it is a milestone of human progress and for others, a catastrophic chapter in government oppression.

About the author (1990)

Edward Acton is Professor of Modern European History at the University of East Anglia

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