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An English outsider moves through Petrograd as the old order creaks and the streets darken with war. These pages breathe with history. The Russian Diary of an Englishman: Petrograd, 1915-1917 records life in Petrograd at the height of the First World War, just before the collapse of Imperial Russia. Written by an anonymous English observer, it offers a first world war diary and russian revolution memoir in one: restrained, intelligent notes on queues and salons, rumours and shortages, anxiety and hope, as world war one Russia slips towards upheaval. More than a conventional world war 1 history book, it captures voices, streetscapes and private reactions that official documents overlook, turning dry events into an immediate historical eyewitness account. Essential context for Russian history students and great war researchers, yet vivid enough for any curious reader, it sits naturally beside the works of Orlando Figes and the reportage of John Reed, for readers of Orlando Figes and for fans of John Reed who want to feel events from ground level and to glimpse everyday life in Petrograd. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, preserving a rare, closely observed portrait of Petrograd 1915-1917 for historians, enthusiasts and collectors alike.
