The Russian Century: A History of the Last 100 YearsMaking extensive use of contemporary accounts, Moynahan traces Russia's turbulent 20th century, from the last days of tsarist rule to the Bolshevik Revolution, two world wars (and one cold one), and to the overthrow of the Communist regime. Simultaneously a political, social and oral history, this book will quickly become the preeminent short history of Russia's recent past. Photos. |
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Page 82
... Cheka agents from the hotel in Perm where they were being held , and murdered in nearby woods . The body of the Romanov who had been Tsar for a few hours fifteen months before was then thrown into a smelting furnace . By mid - July the ...
... Cheka agents from the hotel in Perm where they were being held , and murdered in nearby woods . The body of the Romanov who had been Tsar for a few hours fifteen months before was then thrown into a smelting furnace . By mid - July the ...
Page 98
... Cheka machinegun- ners brought up the rear to discourage deserters , but still the assault failed . Some scrambled to the Kronstadt shore and joined the rebels ; 500 were left dead on the ice . The onus was on Tukhachevsky to finish the ...
... Cheka machinegun- ners brought up the rear to discourage deserters , but still the assault failed . Some scrambled to the Kronstadt shore and joined the rebels ; 500 were left dead on the ice . The onus was on Tukhachevsky to finish the ...
Page 99
... Cheka prisons on the mainland . Some were shot in batches , others were sent to labor camps on the White Sea . The assault troops were scattered across remote postings ; within a month , Tukhachevsky was fight- ing Antonov's peasants in ...
... Cheka prisons on the mainland . Some were shot in batches , others were sent to labor camps on the White Sea . The assault troops were scattered across remote postings ; within a month , Tukhachevsky was fight- ing Antonov's peasants in ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
1 THE LAND OF THE ROMANOVS | 7 |
2 EASTERN FRONTS | 30 |
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