Through the Russian Revolution / Albert Rhys Williams ; edited and annotated by William Benton Whisenhunt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Albert Rhys, 1883-1962, author.

Contributor:

Whisenhunt, William Benton, editor.

Indiana University

Series:

Americans in revolutionary Russia ; Vol. 1.

Americans in revolutionary Russia ; Vol. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Williams, Albert Rhys, 1883-1962.

Williams, Albert Rhys.

Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921--Personal narratives.

Soviet Union.

History.

Communism--Soviet Union.

Communism.

Genre:

Personal narratives.

History.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 204 pages, 42 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, IN : Slavica Publishers, Indiana University, 2016.

Contents:

Part I. The Makers of the Revolution: with the Workers, Peasants and Fighters: Chapter 1. The Bolsheviks and the city ; Chapter 2. Petrograd demonstrates Chapter 3. A peasant interlude ; Chapter 4. The man on horseback ; Chapter 5. Comrades of the sea

Part II. The Revolution and the Days After: Among the Whites and the Reds: Chapter 6. "All power to the Soviets" ; Chapter 7. November 7: a new date in history ; Chapter 8. Looting the Winter Palace ; Chapter 9. Red guards, white guards and blackguards ; Chapter 10. Mercy or death to the whites? ; Chapter 11. The war of the classes ; Chapter 12. Building the new order

Part III. The Outreach of the Revolution: Across Siberia on the Express: Chapter 13. The Steppes rise up ; Chapter 14. The red convicts of Cherm ; Chapter 15. The Vladivostok Soviet ; Chapter 16. The local Soviet at work

Part IV. The Triumph of the Revolution: the Soviets Against the Capitalist World: Chapter 17. The allies crush the Soviet ; Chapter 18. The red funeral ; Chapter 19. Exit ; Chapter 20. Retrospect

Appendix I.. The death of a red regiment

Appendix II..The death train of Siberia

Appendix III. The burial of Yanishev

Appendix IV. A circular for British soldiers

Appendix V. Yesterday and today, by Gorky

Appendix VI. Declaration of the rights of the toiling and exploited peoples

Appendix VII. Posters and placards.

Notes:

Original edition published: 1921.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780893574642

0893574643

OCLC:

959698515