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October: The Story of the Russian Revolution
by China Miéville
New drinking game: every time a character that is either late sent into exile or is murdered by stalin, is mentioned, take a shot. Guarantee you will be drunk after the first two pages. Seriously though, Mieville's bio of all the characters at play during the revolution, that he puts in the end of the book was extremely helpful as many of them have similar names and were doing similar jobs.
Main complaint: He is either Lenin or he is Trotsky. Stop jumping back and forth between the two, it took me forever to figure out that he was referring to the same person despite know the name Lenin Trotsky cause he jumped back and forth constantly.
Main Pro: Super easy read, one of the easiest that I have come across when learning about Russian history. I was able to cut it up into little pieces, and read this books a month a day.
My first book about the Russia Revolution that was not written by a survivor or a Russia. Very well documented, I loved all the little tidbits and personal stories that were added. Helped me understand how the Revolution came into being and the work that lead up to October. A great read and one i would definitely suggest, if i had any friends who actually wanted to read about Russian history.
Main complaint: He is either Lenin or he is Trotsky. Stop jumping back and forth between the two, it took me forever to figure out that he was referring to the same person despite know the name Lenin Trotsky cause he jumped back and forth constantly.
Main Pro: Super easy read, one of the easiest that I have come across when learning about Russian history. I was able to cut it up into little pieces, and read this books a month a day.
My first book about the Russia Revolution that was not written by a survivor or a Russia. Very well documented, I loved all the little tidbits and personal stories that were added. Helped me understand how the Revolution came into being and the work that lead up to October. A great read and one i would definitely suggest, if i had any friends who actually wanted to read about Russian history.