{"product_id":"the-russian-revolution-9780679736608","title":"The Russian Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking, inclusive history of the Russian Revolution for \"those who want to discover what really happened to Russia\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \"monumental study\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), enthralling in its narrative of a movement whose purpose, in the words of Leon Trotsky, was \"to overthrow the world,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e draws conclusions that have aroused great controversy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Pipes argues convincingly that the Russian Revolution was an intellectual, rather than a class, uprising; that it was steeped in terror from its very outset; and that it was not a revolution at all but a coup d'etat--\"the capture of governmental power by a small minority.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Pipes \u003c\/b\u003ewas for many years a professor of history at Harvard University. He is the author of numerous books and essays on Russia, past and present, including \u003ci\u003eRussia Under the Bolshevik Regime\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1981-82 he served as President Reagan's National Security Council adviser on Soviet and East European affairs, and he has twice received a Guggenheim fellowship. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Marlborough, New Hampshire.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412792283410,"sku":"9780679736608","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f671cb7-918a-46a6-bfab-8c22d047c585.jpg?v=1729328411","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-russian-revolution-9780679736608","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}