The kronstadt uprising and millions of other books are available for amazon. As the last of your books on uprisings you havent chosen another history book, but a novel. It began as an organized insurrection of yaik cossacks headed by yemelyan pugachev, a. Catherine seized power from her husband, peter iii, in a coup detat and, seeing herself as an enlightened despot, reigned over what is regarded by many as a golden era of russian enlightenment and expansion.
Massive selection of new and used russian history books. He traces the historical context and the sequence of events leading up to each mass protest, explores the demographic and psychological dynamics of the situation, and examines the actions and. Nonwar conflicts like rebellions, insurgencies, and uprisings are also hugely impactful. The best books on the russian revolution five books expert. So, needing a book to read is never an issue here the question is more about which book is best to start with. The books about revolutions that tell the stories of people who fight against oppression in many different forms. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Extras indybest books nonfiction books 6 best russian history books. The polish war in defence of the constitution against the russian empire. A century after the bolsheviks seized power for communism, tariq ali chooses some of the best books about an uprising that changed the world. Feb 06, 2017 these are a mix of books i read in political science and history classes while getting an undergrad degree in international studies and more recent releases ive checked out to try and get a handle on the russian political scenewhich seems more important than ever. Kozlov has opened up these hidden chapters of soviet history.
This is a select bibliography of post world war ii english language books including. All were suppressed, but contributed to the russian emperors reluctance to end the serfdom in russia. History books top 10 books about the russian revolution a century after the bolsheviks seized power for communism, tariq ali chooses some of. Acquire your favorite russian history books at low prices. In the russian revolution sean mcmeekin argues that the bolshevik. The cossack uprisings also rebellions, revolts were a series of military conflicts between the cossacks and the states claiming dominion over the territories the cossacks lived in, namely the polishlithuanian commonwealth and russian empire during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. A century after the bolsheviks seized power for communism, tariq ali chooses some of the best books about an uprising that changed the world forever tariq ali wed 12 apr 2017 05. The russian revolution was the beginning of the modern age, says awardwinning author roland chambers.
The january uprising was the polish uprising against the russian empire. The best books on uprisings five books expert recommendations. Here are 12 books that will give you a good foundation to learning about russia and its history. The storming of the bastille, 14 july 1789, during the french revolution. Russian history books despite its intimidating size, stephen kotkins waiting for hitler is a gripping account of the twilight of the revolution and the advent of stalinism. Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions books book depository.
The past year has prompted a predictable flurry of sovietthemed. Many history students spend hours reading about wars, but these arent the only kinds of armed conflicts. Top 10 books about the russian revolution books the guardian. Catherine the great was empress of russia between 9 july 1762 and november 17, 1796. During the soviet era, the massacre of 1916 became a taboo subject, hidden in sealed archives and banished from history books. Solzhenitsyn was an outspoken critic of the soviet union and communism and helped to raise global awareness of its gulag labor camp system. Aleksandr isayevich solzhenitsyn 11 december 1918 3 august 2008 was a russian novelist, philosopher, historian, short story writer and political prisoner. Jun 01, 2015 kozlov has drawn on exhaustive research in police, procuracy, kgb, and party archives to recreate the violent major uprisings described in this volume. Exploring ideologies alongside political developments, this is suitable for students and experts. Pictured is the aftermath of the failed january 1863 uprising. Top 10 books about the russian revolution books the. Dominic lievens outstanding history russia against napoleon tells the real. Edward dennis sokols pioneering revolt of 1916 in russian central asia, published in 1954 and reissued now for the first time in decades, was for generations the only scholarly study of the massacre in any language.
The kronstadt uprising is a useful look at a piece of history from the russian. There has been a flood of new history writing in 2017 as the world marks the centenary of the russian revolution, which saw mass insurrection. Realising this as a gamechanging moment in the history of the middle east, the arab uprisingscaptures the thoughts and feelings of the people involved as the events unfolded, putting these revolutions in their political context, and using them as a prism through which to understand the broader history and landscape of the middle east. Jennifer llewellyn, michael mcconnell, steve thompson publisher. In fact, the term russian revolution could relate to two uprisings and while 1917 is far more common, it could refer to the events of the failed russian revolution of 1905. The mejba revolt was a rebellion in tunisia against the doubling of an unpopular poll tax imposed by sadok bey.
Novels are important, and ive been a bit too academic in my choices so far. Discover book depositorys huge selection of revolutions, uprisings, rebellions books online. This insight makes the book valuable not only for what it tells us about postwar soviet history, but also for what it suggests about contemporary russian society as. From early mongol invasions to tsarist regimes to ages of enlightenment and industrialization to revolutions and wars, russia is known not. The traditional startdate of specifically russian history is the establishment of the rus state in the north in 862 ruled by vikings. The history of russia begins with the histories of the east slavs. Others take place in locations that we can only imagine under circumstances that seem simultaneously farfetched and a little too likely. Slave rebellion produced in the guadeloupe island following the outbreak of the french. A new history recalibrates the villains of the russian revolution.
The petrograd bolsheviks and the july 1917 uprising. Staraya ladoga and novgorod became the first major cities of the new union of immigrants from scandinavia with the slavs and finnougrians. Russian peasants about 556 smallscale rural uprisings took place during nicholas reign. Some of these stories are based on real rebellions in real places. Simon sebag montefiores recommended reading on russia and. Apr 12, 2017 history books top 10 books about the russian revolution a century after the bolsheviks seized power for communism, tariq ali chooses some of the best books about an uprising that changed the world.
Both states tried to exert control over the independentminded cossacks. A compilation of eight essays, each discussing a different incident of revolution within europe, including the british and french uprisings, the collapse of the ussr, and, as an example of events born from europe, the american revolution. The revolt of 1916 in russian central asia johns hopkins. Books by russian authors are prized possessions in most households. Bibliography of the russian revolution and civil war wikipedia. A few books are unmissable along the way and fiction is as vital as history. My goodness, some of these books helped propel the russian revolution.
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