The Russian Revolution (Paperback)

from haeesh

Methinks he protests too much about how bad the Bolsheviks were. Of course now we know how truly murderous, but comparing them to the Nazis may be going a bit far, with such comments: "Lenin hated what he perceived to be the "bourgeoisie" with a destructive passion that fully equaled Hitler's hat...

from jeterat

Finally finished this one! It was a great read, but I had to knock a star off for sheer length. There was an overwhelming amount of information in here, more even than I expected. I had some questions while reading this about the target audience here, my supposition is Russia experts and scholars...