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- The Truth of the Russian Revolution: The Memoirs of the Tsar's Chief of Security and His Wife
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- 2017
- Published by: State University of New York Press
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An eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and its aftermath, newly translated into English.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. xi-xvi
- Translator’s Preface
- pp. xii-xx
- Translator’s Acknowledgments
- pp. xxi-xxii
- Introduction
- pp. xxiii-xxvi
- 3. The Globachevs’ Early Years
- pp. 5-10
- 3. Our Years in Poland
- pp. 11-22
- 4. Nizhni Novgorod and Sevastopol
- pp. 23-30
- 5. Petrograd
- pp. 31-36
- 6. The Organization of the Okhrana
- pp. 37-46
- 8. Alexander Kerensky
- pp. 53-58
- 10. Rasputin
- pp. 63-72
- 11. Many Ministers
- pp. 73-78
- 12. Khvostov, Komissarov, Kamenev
- pp. 79-86
- 13. Sturmer
- pp. 87-94
- 14. Protopopov and the Eve of Revolution
- pp. 95-100
- 15. Political Unrest—the Regiment Rebels
- pp. 101-114
- 17. Turmoil
- pp. 123-126
- 18. Allies and Adversaries
- pp. 127-130
- 19. My Husband under Arrest
- pp. 131-142
- 20. Imprisonment in the Tauride Palace
- pp. 143-154
- 21. Incarcerated Life
- pp. 155-162
- 23. My Husband’s Release, but Now Fear
- pp. 167-174
- 24. The Revolution Deepens
- pp. 175-184
- 25. Our Flight South
- pp. 185-196
- 26. The Situation in Ukraine
- pp. 197-200
- 27. Odessa’s Defense and Evacuation
- pp. 201-208
- 28. Evacuation from Russia
- pp. 209-214
- 29. A Short Return to Russia
- pp. 215-220
- 30. Refugees on the Prince’s Islands
- pp. 221-224
- 31. Our Homeland Deteriorates
- pp. 225-236
- 32. Return to Odessa and to Turkey
- pp. 237-244
- 33. Life on Prinkipo and in Constantinople
- pp. 245-252
- 34. The High Command in Turkey
- pp. 253-258
- 35. Last Days in Constantinople
- pp. 259-266
- 36. Waning Hopes
- pp. 267-272
- 37. Epilogue
- pp. 273-284
- Appendix A. Globachev Timeline
- pp. 285-288
- Annotated List of Names
- pp. 303-326
- Bibliography
- pp. 327-328
Additional Information
ISBN
9781438464640
MARC Record
OCLC
964065878
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2017-04-29
Language
English
Open Access
No
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