In War's Dark Shadow: The Russians Before the Great War - Softcover

W. Bruce Lincoln

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671628216 ISBN 13: 9780671628215

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1986

Synopsis

This is the story of the Russian people's entry into the 20th century. It concentrates specifically on the 25 years before the outbreak of World War I.

About this title

Review:

"An exemplary popular history, a work which is at once erudite, readable, and persuasive.... Lincoln's work gives a multisided portrait of the Russian people at the most critical moment of their modern history."
"Slavic Review"

"A vivid, dramatic, and authoritative account of the societal clashes and contradictions that made the revolution of 1917 inevitable.... [Lincoln] makes history not only vivid but accessible." "Chicago Tribune Bookworld"

"Lincoln has written a work of huge scope and astounding erudition." "Los Angeles Times""

About the Author:

W. Bruce Lincoln is Distinguished Research Professor of Russian History at Northern Illinois University and the author of ten books including Passage to Armageddon, Nicholas I, and the The Romanovs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0671628216
• ISBN 13: 9780671628215
• Binding: Paperback