Ten Days that shook the World

[RedCeltic]

I thought I would start a thread about this book. I have only just started reading it, yet it is a book I had wanted to read ever since I saw the movie “Reds” (1981; Warren Beatty) about Reed’s life.

I was wondering if anyone here has read the book and what their opinions were on it. As I said, I only began reading it yesterday as I only received it from Polio Society yesterday. (beautiful book by the way.)

Right away, I have noticed that according to Reed, much of what the Bolsheviks had proposed had been taking place, despite the positions of the Mensheviks. They proposed to pull Russian troops out of the imperialist war, despite the provisional governments plan on remaining in the war to support allied forces, Russian troops were already heading back to Russia and refusing to fight. Despite them trying to play nice with the propertied class, workers were striking in large numbers against factory owners and peasants were taking over manors.

[Louis Pio]

It's a great work. We are currently working to republish it here in Denmark since it's been out of print since the 60'ies.
I find it funny how the buearocracy banned it in the 30'ies even though Lenin in the foreword says it should be spread all over the world. Seems Reed's book painted a picture of the revolution they didn't like

[Mariam]

I have an Arabic copy of the book that was published in 1987 in the Soviet Union with an intro by Lenin..but..never made it to the end.

[blake 3:17]

If you can find it, John Reed's partner Louie Bryant's Six Red Months In Russia is a fantastic account of the early years of the revolution. It focusses on the everyday events that made it up.

[Rawthentic]

Yeah, fucking Stalin banned up because it said too many good things about Trotsky.

[Red October]

i have a copy of it in english, though i have not gotten around to reading it yet.