Unrivalled in scope and brimming with human drama, a peoples tragedy is the most vivid, moving and comprehensive history of the russian revolution available today. The fear of bolshevism was a major factor in the rise of. May 22, 2012 the first thing i do when i meet orlando figes is thank him for my history alevel. Turgenev is at the centre of this book as are two other people. A people s tragedy by orlando figes, 9781847922915, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
See all books authored by orlando figes, including a people s tragedy. Figes first major book, a people s tragedy, was published in 1996. A peoples tragedy will do more to help us undersand the russian revolution than any other book i know. A people s tragedy by orlando figes and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Orlando figes has given us an excellent history of the russian revolution and, to give the necessary background to explain what happened and why, starts this book by looking at the state of both russia and the russian people in the years leading up to the start of the 20th century.
Orlando figes narrative flair carries the reader throughout his lengthy tome. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. His works have been translated into twentyseven languages. This is a book that lets the reader look into the face of one of the major social upheavals of historya peoples tragedy will do more to help us understand the russian revolution than any other book i know. Orlando figes interviewed about his book a peoples tragedy. A cultural history of russia, and a peoples tragedy, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. Figes is a british historian and writer known for his works on russian history. This is one of a multitude of fascinating pieces of information to be gleaned from orlando figes s. In 2008, the times literary supplement listed it as one of the hundred most influential books since the war. The author has been able to exploit the newly opened files in moscow and other cities and to take a free look at these nightmare years, including the long civil war.
I literally had to put it down every so often because the sheer tragedy of what i was reading was more than i could bear. Orlando figes is the prizewinning author of a peoples tragedyand natashas dance. A people s tragedy the russian revolution 18911924 by orlando figes part 66 the total duration of this audiobook is 47 hours. See all books authored by orlando figes, including a peoples tragedy. I have read many books about the russian revolution, but no book has the sweep, the clarity, the balance, and the heartbreak of this. Unrivalled in scope and brimming with human drama, a people s tragedy is the most vivid, moving and comprehensive history of the russian revolution available today. Orlando figes is the prizewinning author of a people s tragedy and natashas dance.
Revolutionary russia, 18911991 orlando figes macmillan. Orlando figes author and professor of russian history. Opening with a panorama of russian society, from the cloistered world of the tsar to the brutal life of the peasants, a peoples tragedy follows workers, soldiers, intellectuals and villagers as their world is consumed by revolution and then degenerates into violence and dictatorship. Figes begint met een uitgebreide schets van het tsaristische regime en zijn. This is a singlevolume history of the century s most tragic and brutal revolution. A people s tragedy by orlando figes, 97818479245, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A history of the russian revolution figes, orlando add to cart buy now add to wishlist. Others have variously categorised figes as a liberalconservative or a revisionist. Orlando figes were all about the civil war and the russian revolution. A people s tragedy download pdf epub gets free book. Paperback this multiaward book is history on an epic yet human scale.
Andrew solomon says that nobody could fail to be impressed by orlando figes a people s tragedy but 924 weighty pages dont necessarily add up to a good book 6 october 1996. Figes is best known for his works on russian history, such as a peoples tragedy 1996, natashas dance 2002, the whisperers 2007. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the a people s tragedy, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Distinguished scholar orlando figes presents a panorama of russian society on the eve of that revolution, and then narrates the story of how these social forces were violently erased. The russian revolution, rereleased this year in an appropriately stunning new edition. I found orlando figes a people s tragedy to be an excellent introduction on the topic of the russian revolution.
If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full. Orlando figes new introduction to the centenary edition of a. A people s tragedy is a work of magisterial scholarship. You dont pick up a book like a peoples tragedy with the notion that its going to be filled with newborn puppies, ice creamgiveaways, and people finding rolledupandforgotten twentydollar bills in their pockets. A cultural history of russia and a people s tragedy. Read revolutionary russia, 18911991 pdf a history by orlando figes metropolitan books from the author of a people s tragedy, an original reading of the russian revolution, examining it. Vast in scope, exhaustive in original research, written with passion, narrative skill, and human sympathy, a peoples tragedy offers a profound account of the russian revolution for a new generation. Vast in scope, based on exhaustive original research, and written with passion, narrative skill and human sympathy, a people s tragedy is the definitive account of the russian revolution for a new generation. History, russia, soviet union, revolution, burgerkrieg, geschichte. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Orlando figes provides a general history of the whole russian revolutionary period, free from the political categories of the cold war and brought to life the individual human experience of the revolution diaries and letters written by people caught up in the events. Unrivalled and wholly immersive, orlando figes s a people s tragedy is a panorama of russian society on the eve of the revolution and the story of its violent erasure 100th anniversary edition includes new introduction in this acclaimed account, figes follows workers, soldiers and peasants as their world is consumed by revolution. A peoples tragedy by orlando figes the 591st greatest. Orlando figess chronicle of the final days of tsarism and the violent bolshevism that arose from its ruins.
Written in a narrative style that captures both the scope and detail of the russian revolution, orlando figes s history is certain to become one of the most. May 24, 2012 orlando figes in trouble again for gross inaccuracies and misrepresentations by dennis johnson. Orlando figes is a professor at birkbeck college, university of london. A people s tragedy by orlando figes and a great selection of related books. Elaborately researched, rigorously structured, coherently argued. Revolutionary russia, 18911991 orlando figes pdf a. The archives vary in size and quality some too large to be scanned and transcribed in their entirety, others very small and partially destroyed, usually because of lack of storage space, or because the family was afraid of arrest and a house search. Orlando figes is the author of eight books on russia that have been translated into twentyseven languages.
As well as being a stunning account of the russian revolution, the book doubles up as a doorstop. Elaborately researched, rigorously structured, coherently argued, it presents. Professor figes a people s tragedy of 20 years ago has been republished with a new introduction, in which, among other things, he blames the rise of fascism and the second world war on bolshevism. On page 146, to take one example, figes gives the publication date of lenins the development of capitalism in russia as 1893. These are not simply factual mistakes although there are plenty of those. A true story of love and survival in the gulag by orlando figes and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Before proceeding, however, i would like to point out that this massive 800page masterpiece can only be considered introductory by a professional historian or a history buff like. Unrivalled and wholly immersive, orlando figes s a people s tragedy is a panorama of russian society on the eve of the revolution and the story of its violent erasure. Norman stone, the sunday times london an engagingly written and wellresearched book. A history of the russian revolution orlando figes a comprehensive, onevolume account of the russian revolution covers every moment, from the end of the nineteenth century to the death of lenin, and explores how russian prerevolution social forces were violently erased and replaced. Unrivalled and wholly immersive, orlando figess a peoples tragedy is a panorama of russian society on the eve of the.
Orlando guy figes is a british historian and writer known for his works on russian and european history. Born in london in 1959, he graduated with a doublestarred first from cambridge university, where he was a lecturer in history and fellow of trinity college from 1984 to 1999. He is the author of many books on russian history, including a people s tragedy. Aug 26, 1996 if you thought the season 5 finale of game of thrones was brutal, orlando figes wants to educate you.
Although ive read them all, i prefer carr and figes. A people s tragedy the russian revolution 18911924 by orlando figes part 26 the total duration of this audiobook is 47 hours. The russian revolution, 18911924, and natashas dance. The first singlevolume history of the centurys most tragic and brutal revolution. The russian revolution 18911924 paperback 20 feb 2014. May 11, 2010 title slide of orlando figes a peoples tragedy. The russian revolution centenary edition with new introduction.
Born in london in 1959, he was previously a lecturer in history and fellow of trinity college, cambridge. Get news about history books, authors, and more also get news about. For professor orlando figes, the revolution was indeed a people s tragedy. A brilliant history of the russian revolution from the onset of the revolutionary crisis to the period when the basic institutions of the stalinist regime were in place. The winner of several literary and history awards, it chronicles the history of russia from its devastating 1891 famine through to 1924. Few historians have the courage to attack great subjects, fewer have the grasp to succeed. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The russian revolution, 18911924 new ed by orlando figes isbn. A brilliant history of the russian revolution from the onset of the revolutionary crisis to the period when the basic. Orlando figes is the author of a people s tragedy, natashas dance, and the crimean war, among other books. The russian revolution, 18911924, which in 1997 received the wolfson prize, the ncr book award, the w.
Orlando figes vividly captures the 19thcentury cultural blossoming of europe in this story of a diva, her husband and her literary lover published. Orlando figes is the prizewinning author of a people s tragedy and natasha s dance. Interpreting the russian revolution book description and an interview with the author. Vast in scope, exhaustive in original research, written with passion, narrative skill, and human sympathy, a people s tragedy offers a profound account of the russian revolution for a new generation. A people s tragedy by orlando figes this multiaward book is history on an epic yet human scale. He is professor of history at birkbeck college, university of london. Orlando figes is professor of history at birkbeck college, university of london. His book entitled peasant russia, civil war 1989 was a highly detailed book and a proof of study about the volga regions peasantry during the years 1917 up to 1921 which the revolution and the civil war occurred. Orlando figes is the prizewinning author of a peoples tragedy and natashas dance. A peoples tragedy received the wolfson prize, the ncr book award, the w. Russian revolution, 18911924 by orlando figes and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Figes is best known for his works on russian history, such as a peoples tragedy, natashas dance, the whisperers, crimea and just send me word, as well as books on european history, such as the europeans. His account of the russian revolution, a peoples tragedy 1996, was passed around my class like samizdat. Figes historytrinity college, cambridge, england provides an extraordinary and comprehensive explanation not only of why the revolution occurred, but why it turned out the way it did.
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