TY - BOOK AU - Trotsky, Leon TI - The Russian revolution : : the overthrow of tzarism and the triumph of the Soviets U1 - 947.0841 PY - 1959/// CY - New York PB - Doubleday Anchor Books KW - Russian - History - Revolution 1917-1921 N1 - The Russian Revolution by Leon Trotsky is a monumental firsthand account of one of the most transformative events in modern history, written by one of its key architects. Trotsky, a central figure in the 1917 Bolshevik uprising, offers a detailed and passionate narrative of the revolution’s causes, key players, ideological battles, and dramatic unfolding. Blending political theory with vivid historical detail, this work stands as both a powerful chronicle and a compelling defense of the revolutionary movement that reshaped Russia—and the world ER -