Telling October
Author | : Frederick C. Corney |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : 0801489318 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780801489310 |
Rating | : 4/5 (310 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Telling October by : Frederick C. Corney
Download or read book Telling October written by Frederick C. Corney and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Telling October' chronicles the construction of an official 'foundation narrative' by the Soviet Union as the new state sought to legitimise itself by portraying the October Revolution as the inevitable culmination of a historical process.