Ten Days that Shook the World

This first-person narrative by John Reed, a renowned journalist who was present during the Russian Revolution's turning point in 1917, offers an intense and educational account from an eyewitness of one of the most important historical events.. Reed's true-to-life story follows many of the important Bolshevik leaders and beautifully captures the atmosphere of the people, capturing the spirit of those heady days of excitement and optimism. Passionate accounts of the overthrow of the provisional government, the assault on the Winter Palace, and Lenin's assumption of power strike a balance with verbatim reports of speeches by leaders and remarks made by onlookers against an idealised backdrop of the proletariat united with soldiers, sailors, and peasants.