
A People's Tragedy: A History of the Russian Revolution
#194 of 3,809 books · #64 in History
Won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History (1997) and the Wolfson History Prize (1997).
The first single-volume history of the century's most tragic and brutal revolution. It will be the definitive account for a new generation.
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- Random House (UK)
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Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryWon(1997)
- Wolfson History PrizeWon(1997)
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