March 1917: The Red Wheel, Node Iii, Book 2

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:March 1917: The Red Wheel, Node Iii, Book 2ISBN13:9780268106850ISBN10:0268106851Author:Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr (Author), Schwartz, Marian (Translator)Description:The Red Wheel Is Nobel Prize-Winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Multivolume Epic Work About The Russian Revolution He Spent Decades Writing About Just Four Of The Most Important Periods, Or Nodes This Is The First Time That The Monumental March 1917--The Third Node--Has Been Translated Into English It Tells The Story Of The Russian Revolution Itself, During Which The Imperial Government Melts In The Face Of The Mob, And The Giants Of The Opposition Also Prove Incapable Of Controlling The Course Of Events Together, These Factors Condemn Russia To Chaos, Destruction, And Ultimately Communist Dictatorship The Action Of Book 2 (Of Four) Of March 1917 Is Set During March 13-15, 1917, The Russian Revolution's Turbulent Second Week The Revolution Has Already Won Inside The Capital, Petrograd News Of The Revolution Flashes Across All Russia Through The Telegraph System Of The Ministry Of Roads And Railways But This Is Wartime, And The Real Power Is With The Army At Emperor Nikolai Ii's Order, The Supreme Command Sends Troops To Suppress The Revolution In Petrograd Meanwhile, Victory Speeches Ring Out At Petrograd's Tauride Palace Inside, Two Parallel Power Structures Emerge: The Provisional Government And The Executive Committee Of The Petrograd Soviet Of Workers' And Soldiers' Deputies, Which Sends Out Its Famous Order No 1, Presaging The Destruction Of The Army The Emperor Hurries To Leave His Headquarters And Join His Family At Tsarskoye Selo The Troops Sent To Suppress The Petrograd Revolution Are Halted By The Army's Own Top Commanders The Emperor Is Detained And Abdicates, And His Ministers Are Jailed And Sent To The Peter And Paul Fortress This Sweeping, Historical Novel Is A Must-Read For Solzhenitsyn's Many Fans, As Well As Those Interested In Twentieth-Century History, Russian History And Literature, And Military History Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:University of Notre Dame PressPublication Date:2019-11-15Weight:2.5 lbsDimensions:1.8'' H x 9.5'' L x 6.5'' WNumber of Pages:728Language:English

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