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October: The Story of the Russian Revolution
by China Miéville
Excellent, highly readable narrative summary of the Russian Revolution for dummies (like me). Follows the events of 1917 in reasonable detail, dedicating a chapter to each month from February to October. An epilogue briefly considers the ultimate failure of the new Soviet Republic in terms of the horror to come. I'm sure I wouldn't have had the attention span for this more than two years ago, before I started following U.S. politics in detail; now, this story of factions of men shouting, politicking, and manipulating one another in the service of what each of them believes to be a better Russia is gripping, illuminatory, and instructive.