Meeting: Antony Beevor on the Russian Revolution and the Civil War

On April 29 at the British Library will take place a meeting with military historian and writer Anthony Beevor, which will be devoted to the study of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Civil War. The event will be held in the format of a dialogue, which will also be attended by Clive Myrie — multi award winning presenter and the BBC’s Chief News Correspondent.

25 years ago, Antony Beevor wrote the definitive account of the Battle of Stalingrad. The book won multiple international awards and soon became a million-copy bestseller. Now, Beevor turns his attention to the birth of the Soviet Union itself, with an in-depth look at the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the five years of conflict that followed it. Using the most up to date scholarship and archival research, he weaves a compelling and complex narrative, telling the story through the eyes of everyone — from the worker on the streets of Petrograd to the cavalry officer on the battlefield and the woman doctor in an improvised hospital.

Please note that the meeting will be held in person, but it will also be broadcast live on the British Library platform.

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