Witness to Revolution: The Russian Revolution Diary and Letters of J. Butler Wright

by J. Butler Wright

J. Butler Wright brought his young bride and son to Russia in the fall of 1916 to take up duties as counselor to the American Embassy in Petrograd. He had no idea that he would soon witness one of the most amazing events in history--the collapse of Imperial Russia and the advent of the Soviet Union. Recording daily events and observations in his diary, Wright left a vivid description of the day-to-day uncertainty in revolutionary Russia and American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027597474X
• ISBN13: 9780275974749
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.5"