This book is an up-to-date analysis of the Russian Revolution, its origins and
its consequences. Robert Service has gathered together a mass of information
from both Western and Russian sources and condensed it in an easily accessible
fashion. For this third edition, he has added a brief survey of the historical
literature in order to introduce each chapter. He has also included some
striking cartoons, illustrating the revolutionary events. The book covers not
only politics but also society and economics and explains one of the pivotal
events of the twentieth century.