The Truth of the Russian Revolution : The Memoirs of the Tsar's Chief of Security and His Wife / by Konstantin Ivanovich Globachev and Sofia Nikolaevna Globacheva ; translated by Vladimir G. Marinich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Globachev, K. I. (Konstantin Ivanovich), 1870-1941, author.

Contributor:

Globacheva, Sofia Nikolaevna, co-author.

Standardized Title:

Pravda o russkoĭ revoli͡ut͡sii. English

Language:

English

Russian

Subjects (All):

Political corruption--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg--History--20th century.

Political corruption.

Political culture--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg--History--20th century.

Political culture.

Secret service--Russia--History--20th century.

Secret service.

Saint Petersburg (Russia)--History--20th century.

Saint Petersburg (Russia).

Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921--Influence.

Soviet Union.

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

Russia. Okhrannyi︠a︡ otdi︠e︡lenīi︠a︡--Biography.

Russia.

Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918--Friends and associates.

Nicholas.

Globacheva, Sofia Nikolaevna.

Globachev, K. I. (Konstantin Ivanovich), 1870-1941.

Globachev, K. I.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : SUNY Press, 2017.

Summary:

"An eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and its aftermath, newly translated into English. Major General Konstantin Ivanovich Globachev was chief of the Okhrana, the Tsarist secret police, in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) in the two years preceding the 1917 Russian Revolution. This book presents his memoirs--translated into English for the first time--interposed with those of his wife, Sofia Nikolaevna Globacheva. The general's writings, which he titled The Truth of the Russian Revolution, provide a front-row view of Tsar Nicholas II's final years, the revolution, and its tumultuous aftermath. Globachev describes the political intrigue and corruption in the capital and details his office's surveillance over radical activists and the mysterious Rasputin. His wife takes a more personal approach, depicting her tenacity in the struggle to keep her family intact and the family's flight to freedom. Her descriptions vividly portray the privileges and relationships of the noble class that collapsed with the empire. Translator Vladimir G. Marinich includes biographical information, illustrations, a glossary, and a timeline to contextualize this valuable primary source on a key period in Russian history"--Publisher description.

Contents:

Introduction / Zinaida I. Peregudova and Jonathan Daly

General Globachev's introduction to his memoirs

The Globachevs' early years

Sofia Globacheva: Our years in Poland

Sofia Globacheva: Nizhni Novgorod and Sevastopol

Sofia Globacheva: Petrograd

General Globachev: The organization of the Okhrana

General Globachev: The role of the Central War Industry Committee

General Globachev: Alexander Kerensky

General Globachev: The politics of the Miasoedov affair

General Globachev: Rasputin

General Globachev: Many ministers

General Globachev: Khvostov, Komissarov, Kamenev

General Globachev: Sturmer

General Globachev: Protopopov and the eve of revolution

General Globachev: Political unrest : the Regiment Rebels

Globachev's track record

Sofia Globacheva: Turmoil

General Globachev: Allies and adversaries

Sofia Globacheva: My husband under arrest

General Globachev: Imprisonment in the Tauride Palace

General Globachev: Incarcerated life

General Globachev: Imprisonment continues and the Bolsheviks rise up

Sofia Globacheva: My husband's release, but now fear

General Globachev: The revolution deepens

Sofia Globacheva: Our flight south

General Globachev: The situation in Ukraine

General Globachev: Odessa's defense and evacuation

Sofia Globacheva: Evacuation from Russia

Sofia Globacheva: A short return to Russia

General Globachev: Refugees on the Prince's Islands

General Globachev: Our homeland deteriorates

General Globachev: Return to Odessa and to Turkey

Sofia Globacheva: Life on Prinkipo and in Constantinople

General Globachev: The High Command in Turkey

Sofia Globacheva: Last days in Constantinople

General Globachev: Waning hopes

Epilogue

Appendix A: Globachev timeline

Appendix B: Globachev's transfer to Nizhni Novgorod

Glossary of terms

Annotated list of names.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438464640

1438464649

OCLC:

964065878