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HistoryAs Lincoln's title suggests, this book is neither a history of Russia's war nor of the Revolutions of 1917, but rather a history of Russia during those years. Rather than providing a background of the Revolutions that covers the growth of radicalism and Marxism within Russia and amongst the usual exiles, Lincoln narrates a political history of the War years that concentrates on the major players at the time and their frustrating...
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It is a shame this book is no longer in print. Lincoln has proven himself to be an excellent narrative historian although he does provide analyses of the events he describes. This particular book is an outstanding overview of the political, military and social history of Russia from its entrance into World War I through the Communist revolution. The military catastrophes, political ineptitudes of the tsarist regime, the initial...
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