A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891–1924
van Orlando Figes
Waarom lezen
It is widely considered one of the finest single-volume narrative histories of the Russian revolutionary era. Instead of focusing solely on high-level party politics and military maneuvers, it weaves together the lived experiences of ordinary peasants, workers, soldiers, and aristocrats alongside major historical figures, capturing both the sweeping societal collapse and the intimate human toll.
Waar te krijgen
For listening in the Netherlands, the unabridged English audiobook is narrated by Roger Davis and is readily available on Audible, Storytel, and Nextory, or as a standalone digital purchase through Google Play and Apple Books. For physical or ebook formats, English editions are stocked by major Dutch retailers such as Bol.com, Libris, Donner, and the American Book Center, as well as being borrowable via the Dutch public library system (de Bibliotheek / onlinebibliotheek.nl).
Wat je kunt verwachten
A grand, deeply immersive, and scholarly yet highly accessible narrative history. The pacing is deliberate and thorough, tracing decades of mounting crisis rather than rushing to 1917. Demanding primarily due to its sheer scale and the huge cast of figures, it also contains candid historical descriptions of wartime brutality, state terror, severe famine, and mob violence.
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