Ten Days That Shook the World

by John Reed, V. I. Lenin (Introduction)

Overview

2020 Reprint of the 1922 Edition. "An American journalist and revolutionary writer, John Reed became a close friend of Lenin and was an eyewitness to the 1917 revolution in Russia. Ten Days That Shook the World is Reed's extraordinary record of that event. Writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping account of the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally seized power. Containing verbatim reports both of speeches by leaders and of the chance comments of bystanders, and set against an idealized backdrop of soldiers, sailors, peasants, and the proletariat uniting to throw off oppression, Reed's account is the product of passionate involvement and remains an unsurpassed classic of reporting."

Contents:

Introduction By Lenin-Preface-Chronology-Notes And Explanations-Background-The Coming Storm-On The Eve-The Fall Of The Provisional Government-Plunging Ahead-The Committee For Salvation-The Revolutionary Front-Counter-Revolution-Victory-Moscow-The Conquest Of Power-The Peasants' Congress-Appendixes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684224760
Publisher:	Martino Fine Books
Publication date:	06/26/2020
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.79(d)

About the Author

JOHN REED (1887-1920), U.S. journalist and activist, became best known for his writing about the Russian Revolution in Ten Days That Shook the World. Other books by Reed are: The War in Eastern Europe and Insurgent Mexico. He was a graduate of Harvard, wrote for a socialist newspaper "The Masses," and helped found the US Communist Party. Reed died in Moscow, where he received a hero's funeral.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	VII
	Introduction	7
	Preface	9
	Chronology	15
	Notes and Explanations	19
1	Background	29
2	The Coming Storm	42
3	On the Eve	63
4	The Fall of the Provisional Government	88
5	Plunging Ahead	117
6	The Committee for Salvation	145
7	The Revolutionary Front	164
8	Counter-Revolution	181
9	Victory	200
10	Moscow	219
11	The Conquest of Power	231
12	The Peasants' Congress	255
	Appendixes	273

Editorial Reviews

All revolutions are good; some revolutions are better than others; the Bolshevist revolution was of the best. This is Mr. Reed's underlying thesis, and there is no doubt that he writes of it brilliantly and entertainingly. -- Books of the Century; New York Times review, April 1919

New York Times Book Review

<:st> Cited in A classic account of the Russian Revolution of November 1917 by a Western journalist who witnessed it first hand, first published in 1919 and endorsed by Lenin. Reed, born in Portland, Oregon, and educated at Harvard University, outlines the background and causes of the revolution, and details the days leading up to the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks in Petrograd. His account includes meetings with Lenin, troops, and ordinary workers. Includes an appendix of documents, and notes on political parties, organizations, and parliamentary procedures. This new edition commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, and includes a wealth of b&w photos from the period, plus a new introduction on Reed's life and the historical context of his account. Exciting reading for students and general readers, and a must for scholars of the period. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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