John Reed, account of Bolshevi

Essay Question 5: How useful is the eyewitness account of the Bolshevik revolution by John Reed for an historical understanding of the Bolshevik revolution? John Reeds, Ten Days that Shook the World immediately stands out as a crucial primary historical source on the Bolshevik revolution. His eye witness account of the events in Petrograd are important as the revolutionary actions that took place similarly replicated events that took place all over Russia. Reed creates an insight …

… Daniels, Red October: The Bolshevik Revolution of 1977, Boston: Beacon Press, 1984, 74-77 21 Ibid., 75 22 A.J.P. Taylor, Introduction, John Reed, Ten Days that Shook the World, England: Penguin Books, 1977, ix. 23 Bertram D. Wofe, Introduction, John Reed, Ten Days that Shook the World, New York: Vintage Books, Random House, 1975, xxxii-xxxiii 24 Ibid., xxxv 25 John Reed, Ten Days that Shook the World, New York: International Publishers, 1967, xxxvii 26 George Kennan, Russia Leaves the War, London: Faber and Faber, 1956, 68-69