{"product_id":"three-whys-of-russian-revolution","title":"Three Whys Of Russian Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is my considered judgement that, had it not been for the Russian Revolution, there would very likely have been no National Socialism; probably no Second World War and no decolonization; and certainly no Cold War, which one dominated our lives. I will attempt here to distill the essence of my books \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRussia Under the Bolshevik Regime\u003c\/i\u003e by raising the three central questions addressed in those volumes: Why did tsarism fall? Why did the Bolsheviks gain power? Why did Stalin succeed Lenin?'' Richard Popes, from \u003ci\u003eThree Whys of the Russian Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArguably the most important event of the twentieth century, the Russian Revolution changed for ever the course of modern history. Due to the Soviet clampdown on archives regarding the Revolution, many aspects of the event have been shrouded in mystery for over seventy years. However, since the collapse of Communism the archival depositories havebeen thrown open to interested parties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author of several groundbreaking and controversial works on Russian history, Richard Pipes has written an invaluable book for anyone who wishes to understand the complicated events taking place in Russia today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57550614954366,"sku":"NW9780712673624","price":11.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780712673624.jpg?v=1781544483","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/three-whys-of-russian-revolution","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}