Ten Days that Shook the World

Paperback, 400 pages

English language

Published Sept. 8, 2006 by Dover Publications.

ISBN:
978-0-486-45240-1
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OCLC Number:
69734618

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4 stars (14 reviews)

1 edition

Awesome

4 stars

quite an objective and in-depth account of the greatest event in human history, in which the working masses for the first time (barring the short-lived episode of the Paris Commune) stormed the skies, entered the stage of world history and took their fate into their own hands, laying the groundwork for an end to the Great Slaughter of World War I. Great for debunking all the pile of lies and distortions that have been amassed around the Bolshevik Revolution over the past century. Also shows that it was Trotsky, not Stalin that played the pivotal role in the events of October. Though John Reed's writing style feels a little bit too tangential at times.

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3 stars

This book was written like a story, with a lot of details and information about the time of the year that events took place, the individuals involved in the revolution, etc. It was an entertaining book. I would say, however, that I don't feel like I understand the chronology of the revolution and still have a lot of questions. I did learn that the revolution was a lot more complicated with many groups involved than I thought before reading the book. I listened to the audiobook on librevox

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4 stars

Estava curioso por uma visão mais micro de algum movimento revolucionário na prática, e acho que nenhuma melhor que essa. Talvez não estivesse preparado pros detalhes, e ao fim da leitura acho que nao consigo redescrever nem 10% do que li, mas considero que foi interessante e esclarecedor.

É incrível como o John Reed consegue contar a historia como se tivesse em todos os lugares de Petrogrado ao mesmo tempo, e inimaginável como foi possível tao rapidamente tantas coisas acontecerem. Alguns momentos do livro são tumultuosos de informações e acontecimentos e eu constantemente tinha que lembrar quem era Kornilov, Kerensky, Tsayeekah, Yunkers, que partido estava ajudando quem, mas acho que faz parte.

É maneiro pensar que cada grande momento histórico em uma grande historia com vários detalhes complexos por trás, e esse é um bom livro pra ter contato com isso.

Subjects

  • Revolutionary
  • History - General History
  • History
  • History: World
  • Soviet Union
  • Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union
  • History / Former Soviet Republics
  • Europe - Former Soviet Republics
  • Revolution, 1917-1921