Ten Days That Shook the World

by John Reed

Overview

The classic account of the Russian Revolution by an American journalist who witnessed it firsthand.
 
John Reed, an American writer for a socialist magazine, was in Petrograd when the Bolsheviks seized power in November 1917 and Russia began its transformation into the Soviet Union. Read by Lenin himself and adapted into a film by Sergei Eisenstein, Reed’s eyewitness account is a masterpiece of twentieth-century reporting.
 
Acknowledged by the author as a sympathetic portrait of the revolution, Ten Days That Shook the World was nevertheless praised by the decidedly non-Communist historian George Kennan for its “literary power [and] command of detail”—and banned by none other than Stalin. It remains a riveting and remarkable record of this world-altering event, vividly capturing the words and deeds of both leaders and ordinary people in a moment of radical change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781504064095
Publisher:	Open Road Media
Publication date:	08/11/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	276
Sales rank:	484,432
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

John Reed was an American journalist, poet, and communist activist. Reed first gained prominence as a war correspondent during World War I, and later became known for his coverage of the October Revolution in Petrograd, Russia, which he wrote about in his book Ten Days That Shook the World.
John Reed was an American journalist, poet, and communist activist. Reed first gained prominence as a war correspondent during World War I, and later became known for his coverage of the October Revolution in Petrograd, Russia, which he wrote about in his book Ten Days That Shook the World.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	VII
	Introduction	7
	Preface	9
	Chronology	15
	Notes and Explanations	19
1	Background	29
2	The Coming Storm	42
3	On the Eve	63
4	The Fall of the Provisional Government	88
5	Plunging Ahead	117
6	The Committee for Salvation	145
7	The Revolutionary Front	164
8	Counter-Revolution	181
9	Victory	200
10	Moscow	219
11	The Conquest of Power	231
12	The Peasants' Congress	255
	Appendixes	273

Editorial Reviews

All revolutions are good; some revolutions are better than others; the Bolshevist revolution was of the best. This is Mr. Reed's underlying thesis, and there is no doubt that he writes of it brilliantly and entertainingly. -- Books of the Century; New York Times review, April 1919

New York Times Book Review

<:st> Cited in A classic account of the Russian Revolution of November 1917 by a Western journalist who witnessed it first hand, first published in 1919 and endorsed by Lenin. Reed, born in Portland, Oregon, and educated at Harvard University, outlines the background and causes of the revolution, and details the days leading up to the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks in Petrograd. His account includes meetings with Lenin, troops, and ordinary workers. Includes an appendix of documents, and notes on political parties, organizations, and parliamentary procedures. This new edition commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, and includes a wealth of b&w photos from the period, plus a new introduction on Reed's life and the historical context of his account. Exciting reading for students and general readers, and a must for scholars of the period. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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