Meriel Buchanan
Petrograd, the City of Trouble, 1914-1918
Paperback
(Forgotten Books June 22, 2012)
It has been one of the characteristics of the Russian Revolution perhaps of every Revolution that the spectators of its evolution have named every fresh development a climax. Looking back now through the events in Russia during 1917, one sees the abdication of the Czar, the revolt of Korniloff, theB olshevik coup dS tat as successive climaxes, but none of them as, in any sense, an ultimate climax; although one is now a year and a half from that first wonderful day in March when the Cossacks lined theN evski and reassured the people who pressed against their horses that they would not shoot on their brothers, the perspective is still not clear and the day is still too soon for the authority of history. There is, however, one thing that may be done, and I believe that I am speaking without any exaggeration when I say that this book of Miss Buchanan sis the first attempt of any writer in any language to give to the world a sense of the atmosphere of Russia under the shock and terror of those world-shaking events.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at
- Pages
- 274
- Weight
- 16.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.6
in.