In War's Dark Shadow

W. Bruce Lincoln authored twelve books about Russia and its past, most notably The Romanovs: Autocrats of All the Russias; Red Victory: A History of the Russian Civil War; Between Heaven and Hell: The Story of a Thousand Years of Artistic Life in Russia; and Sunlight at Midnight: St. Petersburg and the Rise of Modern Russia.

"An exemplary popular history, a work which is at once erudite, readable, and persuasive.... Lincoln's work gives a multisided portrait of the Russian people at the most critical moment of their modern history."-Slavic Review"A vivid, dramatic, and authoritative account of the societal clashes and contradictions that made the revolution of 1917 inevitable.... [Lincoln] makes history not only vivid but accessible."—Chicago Tribune Bookworld"Lincoln has written a work of huge scope and astounding erudition."—Los Angeles Times

• Table of ContentsForeword Chapter I. 1891: The Fateful Year Chapter II. In the Wake of Famine Chapter III. Russia's New Lords Chapter IV. Life in the Lower Depths Chapter V. The Few Who Dared Chapter VI. Defenders of the Old Order Chapter VII. "A Small Victorious War" Chapter VIII. 1905: The Year of Turmoil Chapter IX. "What We Want Is a Great Russia!" Chapter X. "The Children of Russia's Dreadful Years" Chapter XI. The Last Days of Peace Chapter XII. The Drums of War Afterword Notes Works Cited Index