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China Miéville on the Russian Revolution

On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, China Miéville tells the extraordinary story of this pivotal moment in history.

Verso Books 7 November 2017

China Miéville on the Russian Revolution

In October: The Story of the Russian Revolution award-winning author China Miéville plunges us into the year the world was turned upside down. 

In these videos he discusses this extraordinary moment in history. See the full interview at the bottom of this post.

Watch the full interview below:

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October: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Miéville is out now.

See all our Russian Revolution reading here.

October
In February of 1917 Russia was a backward, autocratic monarchy, mired in an unpopular war; by October, after not one but two revolutions, it had become the world’s first workers’ state, straining t...

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