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A Concise History of the Russian Revolution

by Richard Pipes · 1995

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The author of the classic two-volume study, The Russian Revolution and Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime, now distills those works into an authoritative new chronicle of Russia between 1900 and the death of Lenin. "A deep and eloquent condemnation."—The New York Times.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of this
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war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
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Russian RevolutionRussian RevolutionMore like thisLess of thisRussiaRussiaMore like thisLess of thisSoviet UnionSoviet UnionMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 464 pages

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