Title: Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime Author: Richard Pipes Genre: General History Publisher: Vintage Release Date: 2011 Format: Kindle Pages: 608 This author is an excellent writer that does a very good job of simplifying and explaining the very complex situation/conditions which arose at the Bolsheviks established their regime. I was mainly interested in the
Title: Spies and Commissars: The Early Years of the Russian Revolution Author: Robert Service Genre: Diplomatic History Publisher: PublicAffairs Release Date: 2012 Format: Hardcover Pages: 480 While decent enough, this book should have been titled "Diplomats and Trade Ministers" rather than "Spies and Commissars", because that is the main topic of the book. In fact,
Title: The Compete Works of Isaac Babel Author: Isaac Babel Genre: Fiction Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Release Date: 2001 Format: Hardcover Pages: 1076 Babel is a masterful teller of short stories. His stories, most of which do not exceed a few pages, speak volumes about the extraordinary times in which he lived. For
