Ray's review of A People's Tragedy (original) (raw)
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Ray's Reviews > A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924
A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924
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A real brick of a book, heavy and difficult to hold for any kength of time without getting cramp. Dense text which in places I had to read twice and more.
I enjoyed reading this, it had a lot of detail and insight into a subject that fascinates me. It is good at getting over the sense of how close the Russian revolution was to failure, seemingly always on the brink of disaster yet held together somehow by the implacable will of Lenin and the discipline of his cadres. Being able to lie with ease and take down opponents one at a time helped with this of course.
It also makes clear that the roots of Stalin's reign of terror and his countless murders lie with Lenin, and his callous indifference to the means as long as the objective is reached.
One thing I did not like was the teaser thrown in at the end, that Kirov was plotting against Stalin at the time of his assassination. It is clear that Stalin murdered Kirov, and this gives a reason - as if Stalin needed a reason to kill - but the plot idea is not explored.
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Reading Progress
December 25, 2016 – Shelved
December 25, 2016 – Shelved as:to-read
October 31, 2018 –Started Reading
November 4, 2018 –4.0% "A brick of a book. Good for strong wrists I suppose"
November 12, 2018 –10.0% "Country on the edge of Europe decides it is so so special. It is heading for a fall (I know how this ends - there will be tears)"
November 26, 2018 –15.0% "heavy book - in more ways than one."
December 30, 2018 –90.0%
December 31, 2018 –Finished Reading
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