The Empire Must Die: Russia's Revolutionary Collapse, 1900-1917

The Empire Must Die: Russia's Revolutionary Collapse, 1900-1917Description by Mikhail Zygar Hardcover In 1912, Russia experienced a flowering of liberalism and tolerance that placed it at the forefront of the modern world: women were fighting for the right to vote in the elections for the newly empowered parliament, Russian art and culture was the envy of Europe and America, there was a vibrant free press and intellectual life. But a fatal flaw was left uncorrected: Russia's exuberant experimental moment took

Determined to find his brother

kid-friendly approach to a serious subject

The War at sea is mapped in great detail

so vindictive

and both there and elsewhere in Europe it triggered conflicts that lasted down to 1923

including notorious episodes of outright mob violence

Johnson & Fletcher Pratt

and in the Meuse-Argonne and the effect these horrific battles had on the men

from life in the trenches and the loss of dear friends

by Mustafa Aksakal

from the western front to the Balkans to the Paris Peace Conference

28th Infantry Regiment