Life During the Russian Revolution (The Way People Live)

Sherrow, Victoria

ISBN 10: 1560063890 ISBN 13: 9781560063896

Publisher: Lucent Books, 1997

Synopsis

Discusses the background, historical context, events, and way of life of the Russian Revolution

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From School Library Journal:

Grade 7-10-Utilizing a wide variety of quotes, Sherrow covers life in Czarist Russia with emphasis on the reign of Nicholas II, the revolutions of 1917 and the aftermath of the Bolshevik revolution. While personal accounts can add an interesting dimension to the text and are sometimes used successfully, they are not always presented in a meaningful historical context. Thus, the narrative is marred by serious distortions, misleading statements, and, at times, a lack of balance. Some details that may have caught the imagination of the author seem to receive undue emphasis such as the role of the weather during the winter of 1916-1917. The black-and-white visuals, although primarily old photographs, lack sharpness, and there is no glossary. The titles listed in the bibliography, ranging from academic accounts to popular histories, have some serious omissions. Stewart Ross's The Russian Revolution (Bookwright, 1988; o.p.), Elizabeth Campling's The Russian Revolution (David & Charles, 1985; o.p.), and Tom Corfe's Russia's Revolutions (Cambridge Univ., 1989) are better choices for most students.
Elizabeth Talbot, University of Illinois, Champaign
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lucent Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1560063890
• ISBN 13: 9781560063896
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 96