In late 1917, the Russians, despite their revolution, were still willing to continue the war with Germany. This is an account of Operation Albion, the highly-successful seaborne operation in the Baltic launched by the Germans to make them change their minds.
D'une révolution spontanée à la prise du pouvoir bolchévique, se créent en quelques mois les conditions du succès d'une minorité dont l'action converge en septembre et octobre 1917 vers des aspirations de paix et de liberté. Cette année 1917 marque le début d'un processus entamé…
Offers an account of the 1917 race riot in East St. Louis, Illinois; discusses the media's reaction to it; and details the aftermath.
Offers an account of the 1917 race riot in East St. Louis, Illinois; discusses the media's reaction to it; and details the aftermath.
"The 1917 uprising of Russian workers and peasants against the centuries-old Tsarist autocracy reverberated across the world. This meticulously assembled and expertly-translated collection of documents from the Petrograd Socialist movement provides a riveting firsthand glimpse i…
Eyewitnesses to the Russian Revolution
"One hundred years ago, the Russian Revolution turned the world upside down. Ordinary people took over their factories, farms, regiments, and schools, and set out to build a new society. Selections from testimonials, debates, documents, and memoirs fill this new reader, bringing…
