10 days that shocked the world
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The American reporter-excess John Seelas Reed (1887-1920) for his short life visited many hot spots of the planet and participated in several wars and uprisings. But real glory (as well as death from typhoid and funeral on Red Square) brought him a Russian revolution, which he dedicated his last, main book - an enthusiastic, filled with living details and pathos of the breakup of the old world. The book is not only an eyewitness, but also an interested participant in events, a sincere adherent of the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks appreciated his work and talent. “I would like to see this book widespread in millions of copies and translated into all languages,” Lenin wrote. The leader’s desire came true. But today, after a hundred years, the history of those ten epoch -making days is still read a little differently. After all, we know what happened next - years and decades after, after October 25, 1917, the American reporter approached the door of Kerensky’s office in the Winter Palace and asked the officer on an interview with the head of the Provisional Government. “Unfortunately, it’s impossible,” he answered in French. - Alexander Fedorovich is extremely busy ... - He looked at us. - Actually, he is not here ... "
translation from English Alexander Romm. The accompanying article by Andrei Korovin
Andrey Yuryevich Korovin (born 1971) - poet, prose writer, head of cultural projects. He graduated from the highest literary courses at the Literary Institute. A. M. Gorky. The author of eight poetic books. Poems are published in poetic anthologies, magazines "Arion", "Friendship of Peoples", "New World", "October" and other publications, and are transformed into ten languages. The head of the international cultural project "Voloshinsky September", a literary salon in the Museum-Theater "Bulgakovsky House" (Moscow), curator of the poetic program of the Tsvetaevsky Festival of Poetry in the city of Aleksandrov (Vladimir region) and other cultural projects
translation from English Alexander Romm. The accompanying article by Andrei Korovin
Andrey Yuryevich Korovin (born 1971) - poet, prose writer, head of cultural projects. He graduated from the highest literary courses at the Literary Institute. A. M. Gorky. The author of eight poetic books. Poems are published in poetic anthologies, magazines "Arion", "Friendship of Peoples", "New World", "October" and other publications, and are transformed into ten languages. The head of the international cultural project "Voloshinsky September", a literary salon in the Museum-Theater "Bulgakovsky House" (Moscow), curator of the poetic program of the Tsvetaevsky Festival of Poetry in the city of Aleksandrov (Vladimir region) and other cultural projects
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Author:Reed John
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Cover:Cover with valves
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- Category:Children's Book
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Modern Literature
- Category:Agriculture
- Category:Poetry & Literature
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Series: Checked by time
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ISBN:978-5-00112-211-1
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