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Fantasy · 2017 · PG

October

by China Miéville

The Russian Revolution of 1917 — month by month, told by a committed socialist.

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 emp

For10+GenreFantasyLength369 pagesRead time~10 hours

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Violence

Some

Revolutionary violence; historical killings

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of revolution, politics, and the chaos of historical transformation

What this book is about

Miéville's 2017 narrative history of the Russian Revolution traces the events of 1917 month by month, from February to October. A political and historical account written by a sympathetic observer. Features period violence. For older teens and adults.

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Revolutionary violence

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