{"product_id":"april-1917-the-red-wheel-node-iv-book-1-9780268210526","title":"April 1917: The Red Wheel, Node IV, Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eApril 1917, Book 1\u003c\/em\u003e, captures the division and helplessness of Russia's first Revolutionary rulers, paving the way for the victory of the ruthless Bolsheviks later that year.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the masterpieces of world literature, \u003cem\u003eThe Red Wheel\u003c\/em\u003e is Nobel prize-winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's multivolume epic work about the Russian Revolution told in the form of a historical novel. \u003cem\u003eApril 1917\u003c\/em\u003e-the fourth node-shows the intractable divisions that would lead Russia to catastrophic Communist dictatorship and civil war. Whereas the first three nodes of \u003cem\u003eThe Red Wheel\u003c\/em\u003e form its first act, \"The Revolution,\" \u003cem\u003eApril 1917\u003c\/em\u003e opens its second act, \"The Rule of the People.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe action of Book 1 (of two) is set during April 11-May 5, 1917. Book 1 presents an early showdown, just seven weeks into the revolution, between its various wings. The Provisional Government comes under fire for its \"bourgeois\" capitalism and continuing commitment to World War I. Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin returns from exile and delivers his April Theses in Petrograd, actively sowing seeds of division. He declares that the revolution is not complete and openly calls for civil war, outlining a radical plan to overthrow the Provisional Government and seize power for the Soviets. Amid the chaos and rising tide of Bolshevism, the elements of resistance, and decency, slowly begin to awaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268210526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008), Nobel Prize laureate in literature, was a Soviet political prisoner from 1945 to 1953. His story \u003ci\u003eOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich\u003c\/i\u003e (1962) made him famous, and \u003ci\u003eThe Gulag Archipelago\u003c\/i\u003e (1973) further unmasked Communism and played a critical role in its eventual defeat. Solzhenitsyn was exiled to the West in 1974. He ultimately published dozens of plays, poems, novels, and works of history, nonfiction, and memoir, including \u003ci\u003eIn the First Circle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCancer Ward\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Wheel \u003c\/i\u003eepic, \u003ci\u003eThe Oak and the Calf\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBetween Two Millstones\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClare Kitson is a Russian literary translator. She is co-translator of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's memoir, \u003ci\u003eBetween Two Millstones, Book 2.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47449602097309,"sku":"9780268210526","price":58.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a39c1573-e422-4156-ab07-a71ac60d4cd6.jpg?v=1764246679","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/april-1917-the-red-wheel-node-iv-book-1-9780268210526","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}