Blood on the Snow : Eyewitness Accounts of the Russian Revolution by Elisabeth Heresch
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Now in paperback-a rare and important history of the Russian Revolution in a collection of penetrating eyewitness accounts that redefines the origins of the USSR, and stands as a testament to courage during the cruelty of revolution. Memories of survivors are woven together to form a vivid and objective picture of these history-making events and personalities. Was it a "Russian" Revolution? The book examines the role of Germany in supporting the revolutionaries in an attempt to undermine the regime it was unable to defeat on the battlefield. It shows the United States was complicit through financing the revolutionaries in order to exploit rights for oil and coal, among others. Book jacket.
