... put it "this book is a slice of intensified history". John Reed was an American reporter who went to Russia in 1917 to report on World War One from the Russian front. Little did he know then that he was about to witness one of the most monumental events in twentieth century history. For in February 1917 the people of Russia overthrew ... no voice. The war effort put a huge strain on the ordinary people of Russia. It was they who bore the costs of the war, the humanitarian effort (fighting at the front) and the economic hardships brought about by the war. Food supplies quickly ran short ...

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... vying for power in Russia (Satter 36). War made the crown even more vulnerable because their attention and resources would be split between two fronts: the home front in addition to the so-called Eastern Front. Richard Pipes, an esteemed historian of Soviet Russia said of Russia's prospects, "Judging by the outcome of the war with Japan, which was defeat followed by ... it. The tsar would soon abdicate his throne, and a provisional government was put in place to establish equilibrium in Russia once more. But it was corrupted and weak, setting the stage for the Bolshevik triumph (Satter ...

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