Notes of a Red Guard
Eduard Dune
ISBN 10: 0252062779 ISBN 13: 9780252062773
Published by University of Illinois Press, 1993
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Synopsis:
This compelling never-before-published
account takes the reader into Red Guard and Red Army units, Moscow factories,
workers' homes, and to the unfamiliar world of feudal Dagestan. Worker-revolutionary
Eduard Dune was seventeen when the Russian revolution began. He joined the Bolshevik
party and fought with the Moscow Red Guard during the October revolution. Notes
of a Red Guard is his candid account of what happened through 1921. This
uncensored account offers a rare glimpse of revolutionary Russia from the perspective
of an educated, skilled worker who became a rank-and-file participant.
account takes the reader into Red Guard and Red Army units, Moscow factories,
workers' homes, and to the unfamiliar world of feudal Dagestan. Worker-revolutionary
Eduard Dune was seventeen when the Russian revolution began. He joined the Bolshevik
party and fought with the Moscow Red Guard during the October revolution. Notes
of a Red Guard is his candid account of what happened through 1921. This
uncensored account offers a rare glimpse of revolutionary Russia from the perspective
of an educated, skilled worker who became a rank-and-file participant.
About the Author:
Diane P. Koenker, a professor of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the author of Moscow Workers and the 1917 Revolution. S. A. Smith, a professor at Essex University , England, is the author of Red Petrograd: Revolution in the Factories, 1917-1918.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Notes of a Red Guard
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good