Their notion of training was to march the men up and down in parades and reviews: these were nice to look at and gave them the impression of military discipline and precision, but as a preparation for a modern war they had no value whatsoever.
It was ironic but somehow fitting that the 1905 Revolution should have been started by an organisation dreamed up by the tsarist regime itself. No-on… - Orlando Figes
It was ironic but somehow fitting that the 1905 Revolution should have been started by an organisation dreamed up by the tsarist regime itself. No-on…
- Orlando Figes
The link between literacy and revolutions is a well-known historical phenomenon. The three great revolutions of modern European history -- the Englis… - Orlando Figes
The link between literacy and revolutions is a well-known historical phenomenon. The three great revolutions of modern European history -- the Englis…
Their notion of training was to march the men up and down in parades and reviews: these were nice to look at and gave them the impression of military… - Orlando Figes
Their notion of training was to march the men up and down in parades and reviews: these were nice to look at and gave them the impression of military…
Time and time again, the obstinate refusal of the tsarist regime to concede reforms turned what should have been a political problem into a revolutio… - Orlando Figes
Time and time again, the obstinate refusal of the tsarist regime to concede reforms turned what should have been a political problem into a revolutio…
We, the workers and inhabitants of St Petersburg, of various estates, our wives, our children, and our aged, helpless parents, come to THEE, O SIRE t… - Orlando Figes
We, the workers and inhabitants of St Petersburg, of various estates, our wives, our children, and our aged, helpless parents, come to THEE, O SIRE t…
On the news that the Tsar had sent the troops icons to boost their morals, General Dragomirov quipped: 'The Japanese are beating us with machine-guns… - Orlando Figes
On the news that the Tsar had sent the troops icons to boost their morals, General Dragomirov quipped: 'The Japanese are beating us with machine-guns…
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