Ten Days that Shook the World - Hardcover

Reed, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1646792831 ISBN 13: 9781646792832

Verlag: Cosimo Classics, 2020

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"Ten Days That Shook the World is not only the best account of the Bolshevik revolution, it comes near to being the best account of any revolution." -A.J.P. Taylor, historian (1964)

American journalist John Reed experienced firsthand the Bolshevik revolution of 1917 and describes this in colorful detail in Ten Days That Shook the World, with introductions by Vladimir Lenin and by Lenin's wife Nadezhda Krupskaya.

This book received wide praise from many reviewers, even from Soviet critic and US diplomat George F. Kennan, who said in 1956: "Reed's account of the events of that time rises above every other contemporary record for its literary power, its penetration, its command of detail."

Ten Days That Shook the World was also the basis of the 1928 Russian movie with the same title by Sergei Eisenstein, and the 1981 Oscar winning movie Reds about the life of John Reed, directed by Warren Beatty.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the Russian revolution and the history of Russia.

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John Silas Reed was an American journalist, poet, and communist activist known for his firsthand accounts of revolutionary movements. Born on October 22, 1887, in Portland, Oregon, to Charles Jerome Reed and Margaret Green Reed, he attended Harvard University, where he developed his literary and political interests. Reed gained recognition as a war correspondent, reporting on the Mexican Revolution and later covering World War I for socialist publications. His most famous work documented the Bolshevik Revolution, capturing the upheaval in Russia with vivid detail. Reed's commitment to communist ideals led him to join the Communist Labor Party of America, advocating for socialist change in the United States. His marriage to journalist Louise Bryant further immersed him in political activism, as both sought to promote leftist causes through their writings. Reed s revolutionary fervor brought him back to Russia, where he continued his work until his death from typhus in Moscow on October 17, 1920. He was honored with burial at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis, a rare distinction for a foreigner, solidifying his legacy as a dedicated voice of revolution.

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• Verlag: Cosimo Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1646792831
• ISBN 13: 9781646792832
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 346
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