{"product_id":"libro-revolucion-rusa-la","title":"La Revolución Rusa","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MAGISTERIAL ESSAY ON THE MOST DECISIVE POLITICAL EVENT OF THE 20TH CENTURY, BY THE AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE EUROPEANS\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrlando Figes marks a milestone in historiography with this essay on the most decisive political event of the 20th century: the seizure of power by Bolshevism in Russia. Without indoctrination or manipulation, the author brings before us the terrifying panorama presented by Lenin's Russia, portraying the father of Bolshevism as the political and organizational genius he was, but without forgetting his absolute lack of political scruples, derived from his interpretation of Marxism. His obsessive and sectarian personality proves decisive in understanding what happened in Russia from April 1917, when he returned there thanks to the permission granted by the German general staff. Figes shows us a Lenin whose obstinacy bordered on hysteria every time a moment of political crisis brought up the question of power, the only thing that, in reality, mattered to him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubtly intertwining the public and private spheres, Figes aligns himself with historiographical currents that, beyond the trajectories of leaders or general structures, emphasize the lives of ordinary people. Thus, he brings to light a shocking social reality, the result of a historical process that radically altered the trajectory of a people. Using the press, personal diaries, and correspondence of those people who until now have remained in the shadows, Figes passionately recounts the great milestones of the Revolution, while also giving us a moving image of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritics have said:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e«This book has done more to help us understand the Russian Revolution than any other book I know.»\u003cbr\u003eEric Hobsbawm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«One of the most ambitious works on this key era of the 20th century.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEl País\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«Orlando Figes has written a great history book. There are topics [...] in which the level reached by historiography [...] makes it very difficult to mark a milestone. Figes has achieved it in the case of the most decisive political event of the 20th century: the seizure of power by Bolshevism in Russia.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevista de Libros\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«Figes's work is particularly interesting because it is solidly based on Russian sources themselves, and since some of these come from private individuals, it allows us to delve into the psychology of the millions of protagonists and victims of the most relevant revolution of the 20th century.»\u003cbr\u003eCésar Vidal, \u003ci\u003eLibertad Digital\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«The most moving account of the Russian Revolution since Doctor Zhivago.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«I doubt there is anyone in the world who knows the Revolution as well as Figes does. [...] It combines dramatic power, absorbing narrative, and masterful erudition — a magnificent tour de force.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«An engaging and well-documented book [...]. It will stand for a long time as a standard of historical scholarship.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«Few historians have the courage to tackle big themes; fewer still have the acuity to pull it off [...]. \u003ci\u003eA People's Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e will do more to help us understand the Russian Revolution than any other book I know.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«This book is not just history; it is a historical event.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orlando Figes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43060903936248,"sku":"9788430624249","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/4897\/5608\/products\/P34264A_e194dcca-3a2c-4836-9b4b-889f29adc5b2.jpg?v=1665537784","url":"https:\/\/ellector.com.pa\/es\/products\/libro-revolucion-rusa-la","provider":"Librerías El Lector Panamá","version":"1.0","type":"link"}