Towards the Flame
by Dominic Lieven, D. C. B. Lieven · first published 2015
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"'As much as anything, World War I turned on the fate of Ukraine . . . 'The decision to go to war in 1914 had catastrophic consequences for Russia. The result was revolution, civil war and famine in 1917-20, followed by decades of Communist rule. Dominic Lieven's powerful and original new book, based on exhaustive and unprecedented study in Russian and many other foreign archives, explains why this suicidal decision was made and explores the world of the men who made it, thereby consigning their entire class to death or exile and making their country the victim of a uniquely terrible political
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…start researching WW1 and the lead up to it you discover many things that are counter to the typical WW1 you learn in school. One good source I'm reading right now that includes a discussion on this: - Towards the Flame: Empire, War and the End of Tsarist Russia But there has been quite a bit of work done on this.
on “WW1: Was it the first world war? (2014)” ↗…lead up to it you discover many things that are counter to the typical WW1 you learn in school. I'm always interested in such new perspectives. Do you have anything further to recommend (in addition to Towards the flame)?
on “WW1: Was it the first world war? (2014)” ↗