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A People’s Tragedy

By: Orlando Figes
Narrated by: Roger Davis
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Opening with a panorama of Russian society, from the cloistered world of the Tsar to the brutal life of the peasants, A People’s Tragedy follows workers, soldiers, intellectuals and villagers as their world is consumed by revolution and then degenerates into violence and dictatorship.

Drawing on vast original research, Figes conveys above all the shocking experience of the revolution for those who lived it, while providing the clearest and most cogent account of how and why it unfolded.

Now including a new introduction that reflects on the revolution’s centennial legacy, A People’s Tragedy is a masterful and definitive record of one of the most important events in modern history.

©2018 Orlando Figes (P)2018 Audible, Ltd Freedom & Security Military Politics & Government Russia War Socialism Soviet Union Imperialism Stalin Capitalism Self-Determination Liberalism Middle Ages
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Can be difficult at the start. Author has an evident slant against certain countries.

Well researched, some historical bias

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The narrator Roger Davis is one of the best narrators I have heard. The book shows why the revolution occurred, and the tragic story of how it unfolded. A very good argument against absolute rulers. The revolution still affects the world today and not in a good way.

An excellent history of a terrible tragedy.

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A shocking and remarkable story. Great book that helps to explain the rise of communism.

Engrossing history.

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A thorough and comprehensive survey of the Revolution and its aftermath. The narration is excellent.

An outstanding history

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it is filled with fascinating anecdotes and the narrative is told from many different perspectives. an essential book to understand the revolution

epic recounting of the long revolution

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