"This beautifully written, serious work is of value to all who are interested in our country's Russia's] past." --Genrikh Ioffe, Moscow News

"This is a serious and mature book on a key event... "--History

"The book in question is of exceptional value to anyone who cannot read Russian and wishes to know just what happened in the first months of 1917." --Scottish Slavonic Review

..". a classic of Soviet historical writing." --Problems of Communism

Capturing the drama and human side of the revolution, Burdzhalov's comprehensive and meticulously researched history of...