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Three "Whys" of the Russian Revolution

by Richard Pipes · 1996

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America's foremost authority on Russian communism—the author of the definitive studies The Russian Revolution and Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime—now addresses the enigmas of that country's 70-year enthrallment with communism. Succinct, lucidly argued, and lively in its detail, this book offers a brilliant summation of the life's work of a master historian.

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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisRussian 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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short · 96 pages

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