October: The Story of the Russian Revolution Naval Warfare by Humphrey Cobb

by Humphrey Cobb

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October: The Story of the Russian Revolution Naval Warfare by Humphrey CobbDescription by China Miville Paperback On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, China Miville tells the extraordinary story of this pivotal moment in history. In February of 1917 Russia was a backwards, autocratic monarchy, mired in an unpopular war; by October, after not one but two revolutions, it had become the worlds first workers state, straining to be at the vanguard of global revolution. How did this unimaginable transformation take place?