Crime and Punishment in the Russian Revolution
Mob Justice and Police in Petrograd
Nonfiction, History, Revolutionary, Asian, Russia, Modern, 20th Century
| Author: | Tsuyoshi Hasegawa | ISBN: | 9780674981782 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | October 25, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tsuyoshi Hasegawa |
| ISBN: | 9780674981782 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | October 25, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Russians from all walks of life joyously celebrated the end of Nicholas II’s monarchy, but one year later, amid widespread civil strife and lawlessness, a fearful citizenry stayed out of sight. Tsuyoshi Hasegawa offers a new perspective on Russia’s revolutionary year through the lens of violent crime and its devastating effect on ordinary people.
Russians from all walks of life joyously celebrated the end of Nicholas II’s monarchy, but one year later, amid widespread civil strife and lawlessness, a fearful citizenry stayed out of sight. Tsuyoshi Hasegawa offers a new perspective on Russia’s revolutionary year through the lens of violent crime and its devastating effect on ordinary people.
