Ten Days that Shook the World

Posted on 19 June 2017 by John Reed

John Reed conveys, with the immediacy of cinema, the impression of a whole nation in ferment and disintegration A contemporary journalist writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives us a record of the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally siezed power Containing verbatim reports both of speeches by leaders and the chance comments of bystanders set against an idealized backcloth of the proletariat soldiers, sailors, and peasants uniting to throw off oppression, Reed s account is the product of passionate involvement. Best Read [ Ten Days that Shook the World ] by [ John Reed ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I just finished this one, after meaning to check it out since college Sometimes you know a book is great even if you yourself have a hard time reading it That was the case for me in the very well written and detailed personal account of the October Revolution in Russia, as experienced by American reporter and Communist sympathizer, Jack Reed.The excellent movie Reds is based in large part on the accounts in this book Warren Beauty producing, directing, writing, and starring as the author, Re I just finished this one, after meaning to check it out since college Sometimes you know a book is great even if you yourself have a hard time reading it That was the case for me in the very well written and detailed personal account of the October Revolution in Russia, as experienced by American reporter and Communist sympathizer, Jack Reed.The excellent movie Reds is based in large part on the accounts in this book Warren Beauty producing, directing, writing, and starring as the author, Reed I love that film, and assumed I would love the book I certainly admire the book, and can see why a movie was made of it Reed s descriptions of moods, sights, sounds and smells, his overall description of environment is immpeccable The reader feels as if they are right there with Reed as he surveys the war front, walks dark streets, and experiences the unspecified yet palpable unrest that was so pervasive in all parts of Russia during that histor... John Reed s vivid eye witness account of his time in Petrograd was written in early 1918 and published in the USA the following year It was an instant best seller, so much so that in Russia it was some years before Stalin who is only mentioned twice in the book felt he could ban it for its portrayal of Trotsky Possibly na ve, definitely politically one sided, nevertheless the veracity and impact of Reed s enthusiastic snapshot style repo John Reed s vivid eye witness account of his time in Petrograd was written in early 1918 and published in the USA the following year It was an instant best seller, so much so that in Russia it was some years before Stalin who is only mentioned twice in the book felt he could ban it for its portrayal of Trotsky Possibly na ve, definitely politically one sided, nevertheless the veracity and impact of Reed s enthusiastic snapshot style reportage has become a classic memoir and inspired films including Eisenstein s classic October and Reds which won an Oscar for its director and star, Warren Beatty.Episode 1 The Coming Storm Autumn 1917 and Petrograd under the Provisional Government is in c...Due to the various political parties that John Reed speaks of in his impassioned account of the Russian Revolution, it becomes somewhat difficult to follow the flow of events and their importance An understanding of the struggle at hand in this tumultuous period really only requires the knowledge of two warring factions the Reds Bolsheviks , and the Whites anti Bolsheviks Basically the absolute monarchy of Tsar Nicholas II had come to an end due to severe social and political unrest on Due to the various political parties that John Reed speaks of in his impassioned account of the Russian Revolution, it becomes somewhat difficult to follow the flow of events and their importance An understanding of the struggle at hand in this tumultuous period really only requires the knowledge of two warring factions the Reds Bolsheviks , and the Whites anti Bolsheviks Basically the absolute monarchy of Tsar Nicholas II had come to an end due to severe social and political unrest on the behalf of a starving, angry country In its place a Provisional Government was formed This was intended to be temporary of course, until a new one arose Long before all of this, Vladimir Lenin had been writing of a working class revolution, one spearheaded by the privileged Russian intellectuals basically radical Marxists who would organize it And the Provisional Government wasn t exactly anysympathetic to the poor lower classes it was in support of Russia s...This is simultaneously a difficult read and a pageturner a firsthand account of the Bolshevik Revolution from an American observer, dense with details but also providing a historically priceless perspective of one of the most important events of the 20th century Reed offer details of the factional fighting that took place during the revolution this is a lot of the book and the mistakes and unintended consequences that helped generate the final result This was of less value in my opinion th This is simultaneously a difficult read and a pageturner a firsthand account of the Bolshevik Revolution from an American observer, dense with details but also providing a historically priceless perspective of one of the most important events of the 20th century Reed offer details of the factional fighting that took place during the revolution this is a lot of the book and the mistakes and unintended consequences that helped generate the final result This was of less value in my opinion than the portraits of individual revolutionaries and the perspective on the massive social changes being wrought upon Russia by the uprising Most evocatively Reed describes how the uprising bred an insatiable desire for knowledge and written ma...El verdadero valor de este libro consiste en que es una cr nica presencial de los hechos ocurridos durante la Revoluci n de Octubre Sin embargo, a d a de hoy, muchos historiadores dudan de que el autor pudiera estar presente en tantos hechos importantes, sobre todo por la simultaneidad y la distancia entre los mismos, salvo que tuviera el don de la ubicuidad No ser yo qui n incida en ese debate Supongamos que s que estuvo.Aunque era un ferviente simpatizante de la causa, se dice que el auto El verdadero valor de este libro consiste en que es una cr nica presencial de los hechos ocurridos durante la Revoluci n de Octubre Sin embargo, a d a de hoy, muchos historiadores dudan de que el autor pudiera estar presente en tantos hechos importantes, sobre todo por la simultaneidad y la distancia entre los mismos, salvo que tuviera el don de la ubicuidad No ser yo qui n incida en ese debate Supongamos que s que estuvo.Aunque era un ferviente simpatizante de la causa, se dice que el autor trat de mostrarse objetivo Sin e... From BBC Radio 4 15 Minute Drama John Reed s classic eye witness account of the Russian Revolution in October 1917 Dramatised by Robin BrooksEpisode 1 The Coming Storm Autumn 1917 and Petrograd under the Provisional Government is in chaos American journalists John Reed and Louise Bryant arrive to find the tension between factions is palpable and it s only a matter of time before the situation explodes But in which direction Episode 2 On the EveThe confusion in Petrograd continues as the n From BBC Radio 4 15 Minute Drama John Reed s classic eye witness account of the Russian Revolution in October 1917 Dramatised by Robin BrooksEpisode 1 The Coming Storm Autumn 1917 and Petrograd under the Provisional Government is in chaos American journalists John Reed and Louise Bryant arrive to find the tension between factions is palpable and it s only a matter of time before the situation explodes But in which direction Episode 2 On the EveThe confusion in Petrograd continues as the new delegates to the Congress of Soviets stream into the city Reed gets a brief interview ...1917 19171919American journalist and socialist John Reed wrote about Russia s 1917 October Revolution presenting a first hand account of all the events whilst being on assignment for a socialist politics magazine called The Masses, however due to this magazine s forced closure another magazine The Liberator published his articles Reed was able to interact with Bolshevik leaders and got much information from officials apart from his experiences and was therefore able to present his account both dramatically American journalist and socialist John Reed wrote about Russia s 1917 October Revolution presenting a first hand account of all the events whilst being on assignment for a socialist politics magazine called The Masses, however due to this magazine s forced closure another magazine The Liberator published his articles Reed was able to interact with Bolshevik leaders and got much information from officials apart from his experiences and was ..., ,,, ,,, , 9 OCT 2017 a recommendation through Bettie Many Thanks Give a listen here OCT 2017 a very good listen to.

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