The Autobiography of a Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman by Alexandra KollontaiKollontai, a staunch opponent of the first world war, broke with moderates who supported the war and joined the Bolsheviks, becoming a vital figure in the women’s liberation movement for which she struggled throughout her life. Pages in category "Novels set in the Russian Revolution" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. The Commissariat of Enlightenment by Sheila FitzpatrickA riveting account of the institution that implemented the cultural and educational policies of the revolution after 1917. And, if you can find it, FROSSIA by E. M. Almedingen, who wrote many biographies of Russians and whose memoir TOMORROW WILL COME gives an intimate, harrowing portrait of St. Petersburg 1900-1922.Sarah OL. hundred years after the Russian Revolution, history, according to most historians, had pronounced its judgment. I think The Romanov Bride was my favorite of his three -- almost nobody else has written about Grand Duchess Elisabeth. I love Romanov history! Photo above of Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, taken by, Comments or questions? The Commissar was Anatole Lunacharsky, whose self-description as “a Bolshevik among intellectuals and an intellectual among Bolsheviks” was slightly exaggerated, given that the central committee was dominated by intellectuals: Lenin, Bukharin and Trotsky to name a few. ‘schools of thought’ in this area: ‘Historical Interpretations of the Revolution’ in Harold Shukman (ed.) The three linked books are: A Space of the Heart, Journey into Fire, and Heart of the Storm. Read about corruption in Putin's Russia, true spy stories, drama of World War II, the Siege of Leningrad and Stalin's Reign of Terror. It was really satisfying to write a novel where the Imperial family lives, and Lenin and Stalin are killed off instead! The movie begins in the late 1930s or early 1940s but, in flashback, most of the story takes place between 1912 and 1925, set against the backdrop of WWI (1914-1918), the Russian Revolution (1917), and the Russian Civil War (1917-1923). A hundred years after the Russian Revolution, history, according to most historians, had pronounced its judgment. Last year, I enjoyed three books (still out of print, I believe) by an older author -- Patricia Wright -- who wrote a family saga set in Russia that spans mid-1800s through post-WW2. The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of the Russian Revolution (Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, 1988), Rethinking the Russian Revolution (Edward Arnold, London, 1990), ‘Epilogue’ in Robert Service (ed.) Whittling all historical fiction books into one manageable list is impossible, truly. His self-deprecatory account of the February outbreak conveys his style of writing: Tuesday, 21 Feb 1917. Tauris Short Histories series the reader gets, in the space of 232 pages, or just over 200 if you exclude footnotes, bibliography and index, not only a punchy summary of Swain’s long research in the field but a distillation of scholarly debate on the Russian Revolution. Of the four works I consider indispensable, two were written by Russians and two by North Americans. Some of my Russian friends have recommended And Quiet Flows the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov. A guide to over 2,700 historical novels, 2004-present, plus info on the latest trends. 9. Nor did I believe them.”. Find our best selection and offers online, with FREE Click & Collect or UK delivery. I will definitely be looking up a lot of these, as the Russian Revolution is something I've been interesting in learning more about, so what better way than starting with some great books? Here's the first in a series of previews of upcoming 2021 releases. I really enjoyed "The Passion of Marie Romanov" for that reason. Two older titles - STRANGE ARE THE WAYS by Teresa Crane, and EMILY, PT. Russian Revolution historians These pages contain some profiles of prominent Russian Revolution historians. I grew up reading them, but The Raging Fire is new to me. The Russian revolution was the beginning of the modern age, says award-winning author Roland Chambers. Ten Days That Shook the World by John ReedA buccaneering east-coast American radical despatched to cover the revolution is hypnotised by it and his reports combined to make a book that had a huge impact in the US and beyond. History of the Russian Revolution by Leon TrotskyThis passionate, partisan and beautifully written account by a major participant in the revolution, written during his exile on the isle of Prinkipo in Turkey, remains one of the best accounts of 1917. In this volume in the I.B. reflects the time it was written and is somewhat outdated with respect to the genre’s perception by the media and […] It was the success of this political approach with the mass of workers that shifted a majority of the urban electorate towards the Bolsheviks. The Tasks of the Proletariat in the Present Revolution/April Theses by Vladimir Ilyich LeninAt times of crisis, Lenin expounded his thought in the condensed form of theses that were explicit, crisply written and concise. Sarah Johnson Eastern Illinois University [This speech formed part of a panel discussion on historical fiction at the Associated Writing Programs annual conference in March 2002. To understand these authors, it's important to understand the revolutionary times in which they lived. They include some brief biographical information, a list of texts the historian has written or contributed to, a summary of their historiographical positions and some quotations. I was confusing my books. My top ten picks are…. I'll have to look for some of these. The Russian Revolution: A New History by Sean McMeekin This historian’s interpretation of the Russian Revolution presents the tumultuous events of 1917 in a new light. This year (tomorrow, to be exact) marks a century since the execution of Russia's tsar, Nicholas II, and his family in 1918, following the Russian Revolution. Marina Makarova is a young woman of privilege who aches to break free of the constraints of her genteel life, a life about to be violently upended by the vast forces of history. ‘D’you know,’ one of these ladies suddenly declared. 10. $1.99 #2. Read. Please thoroughly read my. Novels set during this tense, violent, chaotic period continue to fascinate for their depictions of a country's history, up-close and wrenchingly personal, during a time of great change. I'll have to check out The Snow Mountain in particular, as I've been enjoying novels that focus on Nicholas and Alexandra's children and show what their personalities were like. This book takes the Russian Revolution and gives it a fantasy twist by incorporating a Faberge egg with magical powers. Your novel has a compelling premise, too. The Russian Revolution Historical Context. Listed below the cover are the perspective each book conveys. I was sitting in my office in the Turkestan section [of the Ministry of Agriculture]. From the mega-bestselling author of White Oleander and Paint It Black, a sweeping historical saga of the Russian Revolution, as seen through the eyes of one young woman. The Dilemmas of Lenin by Tariq Ali is published by Verso, priced £16.99. October 1917 had been relegated to a past that would never be repeated, just like, The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution, backed by Britain, the US, France and their allies, and has been recently republished by Verso, History of the Russian Revolution by Leon Trotsky, his exile on the isle of Prinkipo in Turkey, Russian Revolution 1917: A Personal Record by NN Sukhanov, Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed, Through the Russian Revolution by Albert Rhys Williams, Year One of the Russian Revolution by Victor Serge, The Commissariat of Enlightenment by Sheila Fitzpatrick, The Autobiography of a Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman by Alexandra Kollontai, Roots of Revolution: A History of the Populist and Socialist Movements in 19th-, Towards the Flame: Empire, War and the End of Tsarist Russia by Dominic Lieven, The Tasks of the Proletariat in the Present Revolution/April Theses by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, It is available from the Guardian bookshop, priced £14.44 including free UK p&p. Along with the French Revolution in 1789, the Russian Revolution has become one of the most studied, analysed and interpreted of all revolutions. Thanks! Thoughts on the similarities between the two Kentucky Pack Horse librarian historical novels, An abundance of upcoming WWII fiction for the first half of 2021, Smoky Eyes and Ruby Lips: Cosmetics in the World’s First Civilizations, an essay by Shauna Roberts, Interview with Gillian Polack, author of History and Fiction: Writers, their Research, Worlds, and Stories, Twelve upcoming historical novels for 2021 that aren't set during WWII. The Blackguard (novel) Blood Red, Snow White; Bro (novel) C. Coup de Grâce (novel) D. A. August 1914 (novel) B. Malafrena: A Library of America eBook Classic Ursula K. Le Guin. An interesting and informative blog, Sarah. I think it's a modern Russian classic about Don River Cossacks during WWI and the Russian Civil War. ‘If you ask me it’s the beginning of the revolution!’ These girls didn’t understand what a revolution was. These are my favorite historical fiction books about the Romanovs. This list may not reflect recent changes . Vanora Bennett's MIDNIGHT IN ST. PETERSBURG. 3 of the "Kirov Saga", by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles.Sarah OL. This is my all-time favourite novel. Through the Russian Revolution by Albert Rhys Williams Williams was already in Petrograd when Reed arrived and acted as a calming tutor to his wilder and more activist colleague. It led to constitutional reform and a multi-party system. The Last Englishman. Browse our magazines. I read all the reference books on the Anastasia pretenders, and found them confusing enough.Thanks for the link to the Lawhon novel in particularHelsGrand Duchess Anastasia Romanov, inArt and Architecture, mainly. Philip K Dick writes a lot of dystopic fiction (The movie Bladerunner is based off of one of his books), but depending on the kid's maturity level, there may be some themes which are too "adult" Russian Revolution: For historical non-fiction, check out the author Orlando Figes. Heart of the Storm is WW2 in England. The book is both a testament to the popularity of the revolution and the hard necessities imposed on Red Petrograd confronted with the White counterrevolution. 7. He was neither saint nor totalitarian despot, the two roles assigned to him after his death in 1924. Buy Russian Revolution books from Waterstones.com today. by Roland Chambers. Roots of Revolution: A History of the Populist and Socialist Movements in 19th-century Russia by Franco VenturiPermitted access to sealed archives in Moscow that contained the documents of, and regarding, anarcho-terrorism, Venturi made good use of them. Russian peasants, striking workers, and soldiers, equally exhausted from the privations caused by World War I, take to the streets in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) to protest their living conditions.Over the following week the protests grow, and more than a thousand people are killed in clashes with the police and government troops. Also, "The Tsar's Masquerade" shows Olga acting on her on pretty strongly (and this novel's premise was fascinating- Nicholas gets his daughters out of Russia before the Revolution). The Russian Revolution is often depicted as a revolution of the people – but to what extent was this true? 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,518. I've always been fascinated by the Romanovs in particular. Please note that this document (like historical novels themselves!) He was working on Year Two when he was permitted to leave Stalin’s Russia in 1936. Family sagas are my favorite. The earlier book is set during the 1850s and is interesting as background. In the past I read most of Catherine Gavin books. Year One of the Russian Revolution by Victor SergeThis was Serge’s first non-literary work, composed in the late 1920s and, as he put it, “in detached fragments which could each be separately completed and sent abroad post-haste”. Nevertheless, the film sparked a fascination in me for reading more about The Romanovs and modern Russian history. And yes, A Gentleman in Moscow would be a great addition. 30+ [Hand Picked] Popular Books On Russian Revolution Discover the list of some best books written on Russian Revolution by popular award winning authors. Thanks, Jordan, and glad to see you're interested in the period also! Sukhanov, a left-Menshevik hostile to Lenin, was actually present in Petrograd in both February and October. I really enjoyed The Romanov Empress and I Was Anastasia! Anna Karenina (Oprah's Book Club): (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Leo Tolstoy. Thanks! Thanks for all of the recommendations, Tamar! In the decades that followed, the tragedies of the Revolution never completely left my mind, for October 1917 had been a formative event for my generation and its ghosts stalked the streets of Paris, Saigon and Prague in 1968. Great suggestions. Often compared to War and Peace, this epic historical novel traces the fate of a typical Cossack family over a tumultuous ten-year period, from just before the beginning of World War I to the bloody civil war following the Russian Revolution of 1917. This dream was the backdrop to my novel Fear of Mirrors, which I began writing soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall (and has been recently republished by Verso). 2. His book is in some ways a more solid work, helped by several conversations with Lenin and other Bolsheviks, as well as their opponents. 1. While saddened that his Soviet colleagues were barred, he produced what is a historical masterpiece on the predecessors of the Bolsheviks. That's one I've been meaning to read. I found them very much worth tracking down. Some, like Pushkin and Tolstoy, participated in the French invasion of Russia during the War of 1812.Others experienced the 1905 Russian Revolution in which worker, peasant strikes and military mutinies were directed at the government. THE JEWEL OF ST. PETERSBURG by Kate Furnivall. Russian Revolution in Worldwar. Perhaps outside your timeframe, but I would add A Gentleman in Moscow. A thoughtful comment - I think novels by necessity have to simplify the period to some degree, since their focus is narrow, and novelists always have to choose what to leave in versus take out. 4. A century after the Bolsheviks captured the Winter Palace, we round up the most illuminating new releases tackling the October Revolution, its … The Bronze Horseman book. Scratch Heart of the Storm from the list, though. His own dream was a state modelled on the defeated Paris Commune of 1871. 3. This is a great list! Lenin speaking to the workers of the Putilov factory in Petrograd in 1917. My email is sarah @ readingthepast.com. The Russian Revolution is a pivotal event in modern history. The other two I mentioned are the Russian books, Journey into Fire being the one that begins shorty before WW1 and ends in 1960s. Another author I enjoyed reading was Antonia Ridge and I especially loved "Grandma Went to Russia". Thanks for this list! It's set a bit after the period I was looking at but is definitely related. The Teresa Crane book is new to me (off to check it out)... Two by Robert Alexander - THE KITCHEN BOY and RASPUTIN'S DAUGHTER. Hidden underneath the chaos and misery created by the horrendous civil war between the Red and White armies, (the latter backed by Britain, the US, France and their allies) there was the thread of reason. St. Petersburg, New Year's Eve, 1916. I'd be curious if you had any specific novel in mind.The Lawhon novel has an interesting structure that takes some getting used to.Thanks for commenting! Thanks! Best Sellers in Historical Russian Fiction. To achieve this meant studying in detail the two streams of political thought – anarcho-terrorism and European social democracy – that Lenin absorbed and transcended to create a new synthesis. Rereading the histories of 1917 and Lenin’s own writings without instrumentalist intent, brought back many memories and moments of discovery. What I wanted to do in The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution was to place Lenin in proper historical context as an extremely gifted political strategist and thinker who, more than any other historical figure, dominated the shape of the last century. I'm going to have to read that book, preferably before the movie comes out! How Lenin’s love of literature shaped the Russian Revolution. I just ordered a copy of Journey Into Fire on Paperbackswap - thanks for the heads up. Over the last 20 years The Historical Novels Review (the society’s print magazine for our members) has published reviews of some 18,000 historical fiction books. Through the Russian Revolution by Albert Rhys WilliamsWilliams was already in Petrograd when Reed arrived and acted as a calming tutor to his wilder and more activist colleague. I really don't understand why would you want to learn of Russian Revolution and Civil War from a fiction book. An epic Russian masterpiece by Nobel Laureate Mikhail Sholokov, And Quiet Flows the Don follows the turbulent fortunes of the Cossack people during the First World War, the Russian Revolution and the Civil War – among them the story of proud and rebellious Gregor Melekhov, fighting to be with the woman he loves as his country is torn apart. 6. From Catherine to Peter the Great to Tsar Nicholas to Vladimir Putin, these Russian historical fiction books by master storytellers will keep you reading long into the night. For a good creative non-fiction read on the Revolution, I really … 8. About 900 pages long, this book is an imposing first-hand account of the Russian Revolution, remarkable for having been composed by one of its chief protagonists—proof, if need be, that Leon Trotsky was a formidable writer (amongst other things). “A Bolshevik who does not dream is a bad Bolshevik,” he would often repeat. It's been a long time since I've read any of Constance Heaven's novels. It's alternate history: the Russian Revolution is averted and Alexei becomes Tsar. It is poetic and epic and tells the story of two lovers and their families during The Russian Revolution and the Civil War that followed. How useful to have them all in one place. Another book I thought was a good page turner was Constance Heaven’s The Raging Fire. is Russian historical fiction a “thing” now? He is one of the few, if not the only, reliable eye witnesses who recorded Lenin’s arrival at the Finland station and then accompanied him to the Bolshevik headquarters an hour later. Thanks - is she the same Patricia Wright who wrote I Am England? Yes, same author (though I haven’t read I am England). Its effects are still well felt in the world today, with Russia having never fully shed the effects eighty years of Communist Party rule and the … The Russian Revolution, as seen through 12 historical novels. History doesn’t repeat itself, not even as a farce, but its echoes remain. Become a member to get exclusive early access to our latest reviews too! Detail from painting by Isaak Brodsky (1883-1939). October 1917 had been relegated to a past that would never be repeated, just like the tumbrils in Paris in 1793 or Charles I’s public execution outside the palace at Westminster. He writes about Russian history and is very easy to read. Instead of putting together a list of the 223,546 best historical fiction books, I opted instead for adult historical fiction showstoppers that present a wide array of time periods, places, characters, and more. The egg was imbued with magic by Rasputin (of course), and it has the power to protect the Tsar’s family and loved ones. Society and Politics in Top 100 Paid Top 100 Free #1. But I wonder if novels confuse a tricky period of history, rather than clarifying it. She was the first woman ever to be appointed an ambassador to Norway and wrote: “I realised that I had thereby achieved a victory not only for myself, but for women in general … When on occasion I am told that it is truly remarkable that a woman has been appointed to such a responsible position, I always think to myself that in the final analysis … what is of a wholly special significance here is that a woman, like myself, who has settled scores with the double standard and who has never concealed it, was accepted into a caste which to this very day staunchly upholds tradition and pseudo-morality.”. https://www.bl.uk/russian-revolution/articles/timeline-of-the-russian-revolution A century after the Bolsheviks seized power for communism, Tariq Ali chooses some of the best books about an uprising that changed the world forever, Last modified on Thu 22 Feb 2018 14.21 GMT. Towards the Flame: Empire, War and the End of Tsarist Russia by Dominic Lieven The first chapter alone explains why the revolution was waiting to happen. He tells us what Solzhenitsyn imagined Lenin was like, and about the children’s author who led a double life as a spy in Bolshevik Russia. For McMeekin, far from being a class struggle ‘borne along irresistibly by the Marxist dialectic, the events of 1917 were filled with might-have-beens and missed chances’. In 1942, when Soviet Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov met with Atvar, the Fleetlord of the Race 's Conquest Fleet, aboard the 127th Emperor Hetto, he horrified the Race by explaining the Russian Revolution to Atvar. Behind a partition two typists were gossiping about food difficulties, rows in shopping queues, unrest among the women, an attempt to smash into some warehouse. Covers over 3,800 historical novels, 1995-2004, arranged by subgenre. War and Peace is an in-depth study of the Napoleonic wars’ effects on five Russian aristocrats and their families. Decades later, Warren Beatty made it into a movie, Reds, in which the most electrifying sections were the appearances by witnesses who had known Reed. The secret police decided to keep this manuscript and that of a complete novel, both of which disappeared from their archives. I wonder if Robert Alexander will be writing any other historical novels. Coincidentally, Kate Quinn also mentioned the Kirov Saga on the HNS group today - I'd read other books by Harrod-Eagles, but not that series. Following are a dozen works of historical fiction set during the period, both new/upcoming and older. Pub date 3/30/09. It’s another family saga that spans 1904-1918. I'll have to check - I hadn't come across her Russia-set novels before. I read broadly on the early 20th century, particularly focusing on the Russian Revolution. Russian Revolution, two revolutions in 1917, the first of which, in February (March, New Style), overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October (November), placed the Bolsheviks in power, leading to the creation of the Soviet Union. For a comprehensive list by time period on historical fiction in general see list of historical fiction by time period Afghanistan. Russian Revolution 1917: A Personal Record by NN SukhanovThis book was necessary reading for all early historians of the revolution. This was a complex time, where there wasn't just 2 sides and describing it as clusterfuck is a serious understatement. A magisterial account of a decaying empire and a tsar who “created a hole in the centre of decision-making that he was unable to fill”. Kindle Edition. 6 best Russian history books. Their viewpoints range from Romanov family members and aristocrats whose opulent world falls apart, to ordinary Russians empowered by revolutionary fervor, to men and women simply trying to survive the times as best they can. The film, while charming and fun, also took a considerable amount of creative liberties in telling the story of the Russian Royal Family. This year (tomorrow, to be exact) marks a century since the execution of Russia's tsar, Nicholas II, and his family in 1918, following the Russian Revolution. I haven't heard of that one by Antonia Ridge, though I have a copy of her novel about Katherine de Valois. Read 7 693 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. In the April Theses he argued the case for a socialist revolution against “Marxist orthodoxy”. These book on topic Russian Revolution highly popular among the readers worldwide. All of the following works are helpful in broadening one’s understanding. 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