Russia at war 19411945 alexander werth tuesday, november 26, 20 i read this book many years ago, but have been sampling and browsing over the past two nights. Im not sure if its his voice 100% because it has been translated and put through. Russia at war, 19411945 by werth, alexander, 19011969. He also took part in the congress of vienna 181415 and drove for the establishment of the holy alliance 1815. Then in 1877 alexander led russia to war against turkey in support of a group of christians in the areas of bosnia, herzegovina, and bulgaria. The best books on prerevolutionary russia five books. A history by alexander werth 2017, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Alexander werth was a russianborn, naturalized british writer, journalist, and war correspondent. It has been more than 60 years since the end of the second world war, a conflict that shaped the second half of the twentieth century. List of books and articles about alexander ii tsar of russia. The best book we probably shall ever have in english on russia at war. Buy russia at war, 194145 by alexander werth online at alibris.
By perfecting the new weapons and tactics developed by his. List of books and articles about russian civil war online. At once a history of facts, a collection of interviews, and a document of. The story of war by gregory carleton harvard university press, 304 pp. Buy russia at war, 19411945 by werth, alexander isbn. Alexander werth s most popular book is russia at war. From the early age the boy was reared for the throne. I only know of a couple of books by vasily grossman that have been translated into english that are currently still available. Witchcraft the powers of the devil are real job 2, 7. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Werths family fled to the united kingdom in the wake of the russian. Drawing on his russia at war 1964, werth recalls concretely how weak the u. A poodcast beard booze and barbecues show calvary chapel greenwood chill theorys hcvc sermons. Alexander werth has 32 books on goodreads with 1882 ratings. In a society without freedom, the great writers were the truthtellers, the voice of the voiceless, and the conscience of a nationa second government, as alexander solzhenitsyn once put it. An account of russia s role in world war ii written by a correspondent who actually lived in russia during the war. The worldwar series, by harry turtledove turtledoves classic althistory saga interrupts a world war ii already in progress with the arrival of an alien armada.
But they would always reach me, pin me down, and begin to choke the life from me. Alexander ii liberator russiapedia the romanov dynasty. Grand duke alexander alexandrovich the future emperor alexander iii was the second son of alexander ii and the empress maria alexandrovna. The challengewhen alexander i began tsar, russia was facing serious problems.
This sprawling epic does for mid20th century soviet society what war and peace did for 19th century russia. World war 3 will probably erupt in the middle east and south china sea, and russia and china, if theyre trying to keep from the nuclear option, will probably try to keep those conflicts localized. Each of the ten works of fiction below is an acknowledged classic of russian literature. Himself an eyewitness to the shattering historical drama he vividly records, werth offers an intensely detailed chronicle of. There are many decent and easy to read books about russia and russian history, but since russian history is very controversial topic which mainly composed of politically and ideologically charged interpretations, you should focus on understand. Shirers quote on the dust jacket remains true after 50 years. But some of those books are also not simply complex and difficult, theyre also very, very long. Russia the postwar years by alexander werth first edition. Influenced by russias defeat in the war and by peasant unrest alexander embarked upon a modernization and reform program. Its about how russia won the napoleonic wars, and moved into the first row of nations who dealt with european history. Alexander i, emperor of russia 180125, who alternately fought and befriended napoleon i during the napoleonic wars but who ultimately helped form the coalition that defeated the emperor of the french. Anyone interested in the eastern front during world war ii should read this excellent book by alexander werth, a russianspeaking bbc correspondent who was present in russia for most of the war.
In this widely acclaimed history of a country at war, alexander werth unfolds in startling human terms the story of the russian people and their leaders in the soviet conflict with the nazis from the disasters of the second world war to the beginnings of the cold war. While saying so may leave one open to charges of oversimplification, there is no question that life and fate is rooted in grossmans experiences. The first world war drained russia, literally and metaphorically. The civil war of 191820 the civil war between the bolsheviks reds and the antibolsheviks whites ravaged russia until 1920. An account of russias role in world war ii written by a correspondent who actually lived in russia during the war. In the autumn of 1825 on a trip to the south of russia alexander caught a cold which developed into typhoid. Alexanders last years were filled with obsession with god and christianity. Originally published in 1964, during the most frigid depths of the cold war, at a time when much of the information about this particular aspect of the war was locked down in soviet secrecy, the sweeping account tells the story from a balanced, but clearly russian viewpoint.
The central messages that russia should no longer be treated as a sideshow or distraction, indeed that it is posing an increasingly obvious challenge to the european security architecture, and that warfare is evolving and that combined, all this needs serious. Alexander was the first king of congress poland, reigning from. I do not know any books, but i would recommend the following documentary by itv. It opens in 1881 with the assassination of 12yearold nicholass grandfather, czar alexander ii, and closes in 1918 with the bolshevik murder of nicholas, alexandra, their children. Alexander ii, 181881, czar of russia 185581, son and successor of nicholas i. Alexander werths most popular book is russia at war. Recently several extensive studies on the russogerman war of 1941 1945 have appeared in english.
At the end of his reign he was a troubled man, crushed in his own words beneath the terrible burden of a crown. In 1871, czar alexander ii revoked the preferential rights and privileges given to the colonist settlers by the manifestoes of catherine ii and alexander i. The journey from gorbachevs freedom to putins war there are a lot of books on contemporary russia, and many look at the transition from cold war thaw to putin. Eyewitness accounts of the aftermath of barbaric nazi occupation and interviews with survivors of german captivity are haunting and unforgettable. Make no mistake, the greatest wwii novel is russian. This book offers a fascinating insight into the achievements of one of the greatest generals ever known. The books on must read lists tend to not only be deep, complex works of literature, they also trend towards older works that have survived the test of time for the obvious reason that theyre better than 99% of the books published. In 1825, alexander died unexpectedly, far from home during a voyage through south russia in the city of taganrog. Its set during the peak of russian culture, the age of pushkin, who created the modern russian. A soviet journalist with the red army, 19411945 is a nonfiction account, compiled from his notes that he wrote during his time in as a journalist in the red army. List of books and articles about russian civil war. One doesnt have to invent the bicycle, there is one. He was a war correspondent in russia for the sunday times and the guardian and a commentator for the bbc from 1941 to 1948.
I enjoyed sir john hacketts books when i was younger, so ill definitely check this out. Alexander werth 4 february 1901, st petersburg 5 march 1969, paris was a russian born, naturalized british writer, journalist, and war correspondent. Focusing on the years 19451948, three important themes run through the book. Lebedev, who was born in moscow in 1981, picks 10 books that explain russias complicated past and present. The fourvolume novel paints a detailed picture of russian society during the time of the war with napoleon, from 1805 to 1812. What followed was the widely acclaimed book, russia at war, first printed in 1964. She intended to have alexander succeed her reign however alexandera a s father took the throne as paul i. War and peace is perhaps one of the bestknown pieces of russian literature, but it is also one of the most challenging books to read. Fictionwriting in russia has always been serious business. Werths family fled to the united kingdom in the wake of the russian revolution. Not that is was bought by alexander ii was personally responsible for this. Alexander, the eldest son of tsar nicholas i, was born in moscow on april 29, 1818.
Telegram from his imperial majesty the emperor of russia to his royal highness prince alexander of servia, july 14 27, 1914. When your royal highness applied to me at a time of especial stress, you were not mistaken in the sentiments which i entertain for you, or. Written in the tradition of tolstoys war and peace. Books on world war 2 by russiansoviet author soviet. Putin, the west and the contest over ukraine and the caucasus by gerard toal oxford university.
It is important to note that this is not a military history of the campaign, with a comprehensive description of the various battles, troop movements, etc. War with russia july 11, 2016 paulr 28 comments as nato wraps up its summit meeting in warsaw, it will no doubt be patting itself on the back for displaying unity and resolve in the face of russian aggression, in particular by agreeing to station a semipermanent garrison of four battalions in poland and the. By january 1917, after twoandahalf years of mortal combat, six million young russians had been killed, seriously wounded or lost in action for no territorial or strategic gain. As far as that particular claim is concerned, alexander werth produced such an account 35 years ago with the marvelous russia at war 1964. He engaged in the sexual exploits of a royal don juan, yet fell profoundly in love. This broad survey of soviet life and international relations from 1945 to mid1948 makes some vigorous restatements of various academic revisionist emphases. He was the eldest son of paul i and sophie dorothea of wurttemberg. His older brother, nicholas, was the heir apparent, and alexander, in the family tradition, was groomed for a military career. Great works of russian literature everyone should read. The novel that introduced soviet jews to their forgotten. Empire, which had existed for over two centuries, represents a watershed in the history of the world. In late 1801, a group of powerful nobles assassinated him strangled resulting in alexander itaking the throne.
The colonists, as a result, were reduced to the level of the russian peasants and under the same laws and obligations to which they were subject. He became a naturalised british citizen on 7 july 1930. Joined the russian cavalry in 1875, almost immediately saw service in the russoturkish war 18778, after which he attended the nikolaevsky military academy, and rose through the ranks, to command a cavalry unit during the boxer rising 1900, and serving as a divisional commander during the russojapanese war 19045. Tutored by a poet and literary critic vasily zhukovsky, the young heir apparent received a broad and thorough education, from arts and languages to sciences and rigorous military training. In 1941, russianborn british journalist alexander werth observed the unfolding of the sovietgerman conflict with his own eyes. Subscribers are entitled, at any time, to inform haaretz nyti of their desire to cancel their subscription by leaving a clear telephone message on 035121750, or by sending written notification hereinafter. He ascended the throne during the crimean war 185356 and immediately set about negotiating a peace see paris, congress of. Petersburg, spent most of the year reporting the war from russia. He was also the king of poland and the grand duke of finland alexanders most significant reform as emperor was. I was celebrating new years eve of 2000 with my high school friends. Following germanys defeat by the allies and the withdrawal of german troops, the bolsheviks regained some of the lost territory ukraine, georgia, armenia, and azerbaijan during the russian civil war. He was also one of the most contradictory, and fascinating, of historys supreme leaders. Alexander i russiapedia the romanov dynasty prominent russians.
What are the best books about world war ii and the german. Books on the russian civil war triumph of chaos boardgamegeek. This book was written as a sequel to the authors critically acclaimed russia at war. Review taken from comments by david on the russian civil war discussion group. Oct 18, 2005 alexander ii was russia s lincoln, and the greatest reformer tsar since peter the great. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The russian orange book world war i document archive. The lizardlike aliens have advanced technologybut not too advanced. A violent end despite the many reforms alexander ii made to improve the lives of the russian people, in 1866 he became the target of revolutionaries, or people who fight for change. Sep 15, 2012 russias colonial possessions in asia were rounded off without war, and they became the most tightly knit colonial empire in the world. Alexander was the first king of congress poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first russian grand duke. Originally published in 1964 during the most frigid depths of the cold war, and at a time when much of the information about this particular aspect of the war was locked down in soviet secrecy, the sweeping account tells the story from a balanced, but clearly russian viewpoint. Understanding russias war stories the new republic. It consists of 26 episodes, each about an hour long, buttressed lavishly with actual footage from the world war 2, and interviews with prominent p. I suspect it may be the best single book on russia at war regardless of language. At once a history of facts, a collection of interviews, and a document of the human condition, russia at war is a stunning, modern classic that chronicles the savagery and struggles on.