Multi-award-winning author China Miéville captures the drama of
the Russian Revolution in this "engaging retelling of the events
that rocked the foundations of the twentieth century" (Village
Voice)
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 world's first workers' state,
straining to be at the vanguard of global revolution. How did this
unimaginable transformation take place?
In a panoramic sweep, stretching from St. Petersburg and Moscow to
the remotest villages of a sprawling empire, Miéville uncovers the
catastrophes, intrigues and inspirations of 1917, in all their
passion, drama and strangeness. Intervening in long-standing
historical debates, but told with the reader new to the topic
especially in mind, here is a breathtaking story of humanity at its
greatest and most desperate; of a turning point for civilization that
still resonates loudly today.
