When the only surviving heir to the emperor of austrohungary, austrian archduke francis ferdinand christopher plummer was killed by gavrilo princip, a serbian nationalist, on june 28th, 1914, his death set in motion a chain of events which resulted in the first world war. A contemporary journalist writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping record of the events in petrograd in november 1917, when lenin and the bolsheviks finally seized. Reed followed many of the prominent bolshevik leaders closely during his time in russia. Ten days that shook the world penguin classics john reed, a. Review by alex miller john reeds classic account of the russian revolution of november 1917 isnt an attempt at largescale dispassionate historical analysis, but an eyewitness account of the bolsheviks rise to power penned on the spot or shortly afterwards by a sympathetic us socialist. Ten days that shook the world 1967 men and women share their recollections of the russian revolution in this anglosoviet production. After a cruel fight the troops of the pulkovo detachment completely routed the counterrevolutionary forces, who retreated from their positions in disorder, and under cover of tsarskoye selo fell back toward pavlovsk ii and gatchina. Ten days that shook the world is american journalist and socialist john reeds firsthand account of the russian october revolution of 1917.
As the famous line has it, more people were injured in the reenactment of the storming of the winter palace than. In his classic account, ten days that shook the world, he describes a crowded. October ten days that shook the world last shown thu 12 oct 2017 at 18. John reeds ten days that shook the world is the single best surviving account of the november 1918 russian revolution, and a glimpse of the dramatic events of a century ago that continue to reverberate to the present day.
A largescale view on the events of 1917 in russia, when the monarchy was overthrown. I have seen very few documentaries that have come even close to reconstructing the factual recreations shown during this historical event. By this time, in the light that streamed out of all the winter palace windows, i could see that the first two or three hundred men were red guards, with only a few scattered soldiers. Commissioned by the soviet government to commemorate the tenth anniversary of that revolution, the film was originally released in 1928 as oktober in the soviet union, and later internationally as ten days that shook the world, borrowing from john reeds wellknown book on the revolution. In this atmosphere of corruption, of monstrous halftruths, one clear note sounded day after day, the deepening chorus of the bolsheviki, all power to the soviets. Ten days that shook the world is about moments of transformation that changed the course of world history. One day that shook the communist world princeton university. Ten days that shook the world 1919 is a book by the american journalist and socialist john reed about the october revolution in russia in 1917, which.
Converted to ebook format by pablo stern britain, 2017. What had fused that disorganised mass of undisciplined red guards, and soldiers without officers, into an army obedient to its own elected high command, tempered to meet. October ten days that shook the world wexner center for. What had fused that disorganised mass of undisciplined red guards, and soldiers without officers, into an army obedient to its own elected high command. The book was penned by john reed, a socialist journalist from the united states, who was the subject of the warren beatty movie, reds. In ten days that shook the world john reed conveys, with the immediacy of cinema, the impression of a whole nation in ferment and disintegration. Ten days that shook the world by john reed penguin books 351 pages paperback. It is a celebratory dramatization of the 1917 october revolution commissioned for the tenth anniversary of the event. I am a little apprehensive, morgan confessed in a dispatch to. Angelenos are invited to come celebrate the centennial. If you discover a defect in this etext within 90 days of receiving it, you can receive a refund of the money if. It does not pretend to be anything but a detailed account of the november revolution, when the bolsheviki, at the head of the workers and soldiers, seized the state power of russia and placed it in the hands of the soviets. Additional formats may also be available from the main gutenberg site. Reed followed many of the prominent bolshevik leaders, especially grigory zinoviev and karl radek, closely during his time in russia.
Whats fascinating or perhaps horrifying from a historical perspective is that almost 100 years ago to the day. Ten days that shook the world homework help questions. Hist 109 ten days that shook the world history university. Originally released as october in the soviet union, the film was reedited and released internationally as ten days that shook the world, after john reeds popular book on the revolution. Project gutenberg presents ten days that shook the world by john reed. October ten days that shook the world wexner center. One of the first things you have to get out of the way when talking about this film is that its not a realistic depiction of russias revolutionary year of 1917. Eisenstein, grigoriy aleksandrov one of the most famous.
In fact, without being hyperbolic at all, these are 10 days that shook the world. By this time, in the light that streamed out of all the winter palace windows, i could see that the first two or three hundred men were red guards. Days that shook the world bbc2 gareth mclean, guardian. While the mensheviks vacillate, an advance guard infiltrates the palace. Nov 04, 2017 john reeds ten days that shook the world is the single best surviving account of the november 1918 russian revolution, and a glimpse of the dramatic events of a century ago that continue to reverberate to the present day. Ten days that shook the world by john reed librarything. May 25, 2014 this work is in the public domain in the united states because it was published before january 1, 1925. October is a supreme example of how an insurrectionary political will might be combined with an equally radical aesthetic program, and is being presented on the centenary of the ten days that shook the world. Ten days that shook the world orson welles, robert stephens, barbara jefford, hugh burden, norman shelley, john woodvine, janet suzman, a. Ten days that shook the world from project gutenberg. Ten days that shook the world orson welles, robert.
This book is a slice of intensified historyhistory as i saw it. Lets face it, a movie like october, ten days that shook the world, sergei eisensteins propagandistic account of the 1917 russian revolution and the events leading up to it, is never going to appeal to a mainstream movie fan. No 47 ten days that shook the world by john reed 1919. Illustrated book ten days that shook the world on behance. Only two days ago the petrograd campagna was full of leaderless bands, wandering aimlessly. Feb 07, 2017 in fact, without being hyperbolic at all, these are 10 days that shook the world.
A visually innovative world cinema classic, eisensteins october depicts the events that led up to the 1917 russian revolution and founding of the soviet state. Ten days that shook the world is a book by american journalist and socialist john reed about the october revolution in russia in 1917, which reed experienced firsthand. It is not a mere enumeration of facts, nor a collection of documents, but a succession of scenes from life, so typical that any participant in the revolution. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Ten days that shook the worldchapter i wikisource, the. Ten days that shook the world, free pdf, ebook global grey. Sergei eisensteins ten days that shook the world 1928 open. Having at one bound leaped from the middle ages into the twentieth century, russia showed the startled world two systems of revolution the political and the socialin mortal combat. After a few minutes huddling there, some hundreds of men, the army seemed reassured and without any orders suddenly began again to flow forward.
Ten days that shook the world 1919 is a book by the american journalist and socialist john reed about the october revolution in russia in 1917, which reed experienced firsthand. Ruthenians and, after italy entered the war, at least 75,000 italian subjects. He was still there five days later when he learned that the enemy had closed to within ten miles. Ten days that shook the world 1919 is a book by american journalist and socialist john reed about the october revolution in russia in 1917 which reed experienced firsthand. A contemporary journalist writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping record of the events in petrograd in november 1917, when lenin and the bolsheviks finally seized power. Transcribed for the world wide web by david walters united states, 2001. The sarajevo assassination is a 1975 czechoslovakyugoslavgerman coproduction film directed by veljko bulajic, starring christopher plummer and florinda bolkan. It introduces first year students to fundamental concepts, diverse times, fascinating people, farflung places and formative events. Ten days that shook the world, by john reed ebooks.
Oct 24, 2017 a visually innovative world cinema classic, eisensteins october depicts the events that led up to the 1917 russian revolution and founding of the soviet state. Ten days that shook the world wikisource, the free. Ten days that shook the world by john reed goodreads. The first atomic bomb to be used as a weapon changed the course of history and redefined warfare. It presents a wonderfully vivid and forceful description of the first days of the october revolution. This ebook and other works by john reed are available from the john reed section of the marxists internet archive. This work is in the public domain in the united states because it was published before january 1, 1925.
Project gutenbergs ten days that shook the world, by john reed this file should be named 10daz10. While it is intended as an impartial and unbiased historical account, by reeds own admission, in the struggle his sympathies were not neutral. Cathedrala bloody italian film of passion and intrigue. Having at one bound leaped from the middle ages into the twentieth century, russia showed the startled world two systems of revolutionthe political and the socialin mortal combat. The struggle between the proletariat and the middle class, between the soviets and the government, which had begun in the first march days, was about to culminate. British documentary series, produced and broadcasted by bbc, that focuses on days and events that shook the world. Aug 31, 2016 ten days that shook the world is a book by american journalist and socialist john reed about the october revolution in russia in 1917, which reed experienced firsthand. Commissioned by the soviet government to commemorate the tenth anniversary of that revolution, the film was originally released in 1928 as oktober in the. On october 23, 1956, a popular uprising against soviet rule swept through hungary like a force of nature, only to be mercilessly crushed by. Dec 01, 2014 the struggle between the proletariat and the middle class, between the soviets and the government, which had begun in the first march days, was about to culminate. Ten days that shook the world 1919 is a book by the american journalist and socialist john reed about the october revolution in russia in. These days, vladimirs been shunted into a tomb not far from the kremlinwall resting place of the american journalist john reed, whose sensational, eyewitness account of the revolution, ten days that shook the world, is being dramatised, daily bbc radio 4, 9. Eisenstein was commissioned by the young government to create a cinematic celebration of the bolshevik revolutions 10th anniversary. So, with the crash of artillery, in the dark, with hatred, and fear, and reckless daring, new russia was b.
Eisensteins ten days that shook the world screens in l. Sheriff lindo and the hammer ten dubs that shook the world. Ten days that shook the world ten days that shook the world information about project gutenberg. Ten days that shook the world is a compendium of eyewitness reporting and translated except for some illustrations source materials from this pivotal point in the russian revolution. Ten days that shook the world by john reed free ebook. Recalling this film from my student days, i was disappointed by my return visit to this old and supposedly inspiring idealist vision. Ten days that shook the world was the title john reed gave his remarkable book. If you discover a defect in this etext within 90 days of receiving it. Ten days that shook the world is american journalist and socialist john reeds firsthand. Ten days that shook the world is fizzy and fast, but never. The whole account is overloaded with supposedly significant references to this or that heroic incident in such a way as to lack natural coherence or flow, and offers only a pedestrian, almost just technical, account pesumably an artistic failure caused by.
Ten days that shook the world wikisource, the free online. Ten days that shook the world marxists internet archive. These days, vladimirs been shunted into a tomb not far from the kremlinwall resting place of the american journalist john reed, whose sensational, eyewitness account of the revolution, ten days that shook the world, is being dramatised, daily. Those of you who want to download any etext before announcement can surf to them as follows, and just. Ten days that shook the world 1928 leave a reply one of the first things you have to get out of the way when talking about this film is that its not a realistic depiction of russias revolutionary year of 1917. Nov 03, 2017 ten days that shook the world, 95 minutes in length, is being screened on the exact 100th anniversary of the storming of the winter palace. Order number i to the troops of the pulkovo detachment. October ten days that shook the world 1927 95 min drama, history. Ten days that shook the world 1967 movie moviefone. Ten days that shook the world, 95 minutes in length, is being screened on the exact 100th anniversary of the storming of the winter palace. The film is about the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand and his wife sophie in sarajevo in 1914 and the immediate aftermath that led to the outbreak of.
Download ten days that shook the world study guide subscribe now. Eisenstein was commissioned by the young government to create a cinematic celebration of the bolshevik revolutions 10th a. All power to the direct representatives of millions on millions of common workers, soldiers, peasants. Sergei eisensteins ten days that shook the world 1928. Desyat dney kotorye potryasli mir is a 1928 soviet silent historical film by sergei eisenstein and grigori aleksandrov.
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