Evening Standard Books of the Year … A gripping account of how, during the First World War, Russia's greatest revolutionary was taken in a sealed train across Europe and changed the history of the world. This was 1917, when Russia was at war with Germany, and he was stranded, with no obvious way to make the journey. Ulyanov's wartime exile in Switzerland and the unpleasant details of the "sealed train's" journey across Germany (o. I am grateful that Catherine Merridale researched and wrote this book. Like other Bolshevik leaders, Lenin was immediately desperate to make it back home, but, in his case, it was easier said than done. Now, in Lenin on the Train, drawing on a dazzling array of sources and never-before-seen archival material, renowned historian Catherine Merridale provides a riveting, nuanced account of this enormously consequential journey—the train ride that changed the world—as well as the underground conspiracy and subterfuge that went into making it happen. Any reader who has picked up a newspaper in the past 2-3 years could've drawn many of the same conclusions in a far less forceful manner. There can be few more important journeys than the one Vladimir Lenin took when he embarked from his exile in Zurich on the “sealed” train that took him and an assortment of fellow comrades to revolutionary Russia in March 1917. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was about to steam into history. This was 1917, when Russia was at war with Germany, and he was stranded, with no obvious way to make the journey. Advertisement. Fourth, Lenin was a piker compared to his successor. On that particular same snowy early morning, a little, bald Russian with a goatee beard, accompanied by his wife as well as 30 companions, boarded a train in Zurich, where he had been living in exile. When revolution erupted in Russia, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was in Switzerland, condemned to exile by tsarist courts. A rattling good account of the contradictions of the Russian Revolution - only marred by some well-worn character assassination of the Bolshevik leader. Merridale's book unpacks a lot of the story in a fairly coherent way. Available in used condition with free delivery in the UK. I'm not that into Russia but I did remember reading about the train in college. An episode that points to the role of contingency in the operation of history- far removed from all the guff about the Marxist impersonal forces operating the levers. The level of detail filled in so many blanks in my historical knowledge by focusing rather narrowly. 'The superb, funny, fascinating story of Lenin's trans-European rail journey and how it shook the world' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard, Books of the Year'Splendid ... a jewel among histories, taking a single episode from the penultimate year of the Great War, illuminating a continent, a revolution and a series of psychologies in a moment of cataclysm and doing it with wit, judgment and an eye for telling detail' David Aaronovitch, The TimesBy 1917 the European war seemed to be endless. The author Catherine Merridale’s contribution is that she has assembled information about the lead up to the train ride, the actual trip and how Lenin might have accessed German money once he arrived in Russia. I think the caption of this book misleads the readers, more appropriate would be - British Inteligence and Lenin in the years of the World War I. Il y a 0 commentaire et 1 évaluation venant de France, Livraison accélérée gratuite sur des millions d’articles, et bien plus. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. Refresh and try again. Now, in Lenin on the Train, drawing on a dazzling array of sources and never-before-seen archival material, renowned historian Catherine Merridale provides a riveting, nuanced account of this enormously consequential journey - the train ride that changed the world - as well as the underground conspiracy and subterfuge that went into making it happen. The book focuses very much on the run-up to the February Revolution, and then on Lenin’s return to Russia. The only critique you could come with against the book is that it stops in the summer of 1917 and only hints at the events of the October Revolution and the following Civil War. Catherine Merridale's Lenin on the Train recreates Lenin's extraordinary journey from harmless exile in Zurich, across a Germany falling to pieces from the war's deprivations, and northwards to the edge of Lapland to his eventual ecstatic reception by the revolutionary crowds at Petrograd's Finland Station. When the first throes of the Russian Revolution broke out in February 1917, abruptly ending three centuries of Romanov rule, he resolved to finally make his way back home in order to participate as much as possible. A book on a trip that changed the fate of a country, as well as the whole world order subsequently. For all the ink historians have spilled on the Russian Revolution, none have so accurately described the controversial circumstances of Lenin's return from exile. Noté /5. They found a revolutionary called Lenin, who was living in neutral Zurich, stuck him on a sealed train, and fired him (in Churchill's words) ‘like a plague bacillus’ through Germany and into Russia. Une erreur est survenue. Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted. Lenin on the train, Catherine Merridale, Penguin Group. Catherine Merridale's Lenin on the Trainrecreates Lenin's extraordinary journey from harmless exile in Zurich, across a Germany falling to pieces from the war's deprivations, and northwards to the edge of Lapland to his eventual ecstatic reception by the revolutionary crowds at Petrograd's Finland Station. It is based on Vladimir Lenin's journey from Switzerland to Petrograd by sealed train through war time Germany during the Russian Revolution of 1917. The most important part how Lenin is persuaded by the German inteligence to get on their train is only 1/4 of a page. Now, in Lenin on the Train, drawing on a dazzling array of sources and never-before-seen archival material, renowned historian Catherine Merridale provides a riveting, nuanced account of this enormously consequential journey―the train ride that changed the world―as well as the underground conspiracy and subterfuge that went into making it happen. It was no ordinary passenger carriage that the veteran revolutionary and his comrades occupied. For the more setious study, read smth about the revolution and Lenin himselv. Of those three, Catherine Merridale's *Lenin on the Train* offers the best description of the wartime context and international geography of 1917. Yes, Lenin on the Train was about Lenin and his contemporaries. There is unnecessary information included about the British inteligence in Russia. However, to his surprise, there was unexpected co-operation from German High Command, who were actually eager to return the troublemaking firebrand back to Russia, where they hoped (rightly, as it turned out) that he would disrupt Russia’s war effort. If you know the basics then that won't be a problem, although I can imagine it causing some confusion for someone coming to the subject cold. Very good. To see what your friends thought of this book. The author must be British I guess. After just reading short Trotsky's, This was an interesting history of the Russian Revolution and Lenin's trip from exile in Switzerland via train through Germany and on to Petrograd. In the end I went for 4 as it is a decent enough read. La livraison est GRATUITE sans minimum d'achats (0,01€ pour les livres). So this should not be your very first book about the Russian Revolution. Merridale's work is well sourced and heavy on small details which bring the story alive, if perhaps a little light on historical context. This line refers to the train route taken by Vladimir Lenin when he was smuggled by the Germans to Russia during the First World War, a pivotal event in the Russian Revolution. Du 27 mars au 3 avril 1917, Vladimir Ilitch Lénine effectue dans une Europe en pleine guerre son retour en Russie accompagné de 31 adultes et de 2 enfants. The book focuses very much on the run-up to the February Revolution, and then on Lenin’s return to Russia. Well worth a read and makes Lenin and co come alive, Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 8 octobre 2019. Merridale retraces Lenin's journey through World War I Germany, introducing us to the victims of war on the home fronts as well as the hopeful socialists throughout the continent who longed for a hero-figure like Lenin. Pour calculer l'évaluation globale en nombre d'étoiles et la répartition en pourcentage par étoile, nous n'utilisons pas une moyenne simple. Lenin's role is played by British actor Ben Kingsley. Catherine Merridale's Lenin on the Train recreates Lenin's extraordinary journey from harmless exile in Zurich, across a Germany falling to pieces from the war's deprivations, and northwards to the edge of Lapland to his eventual ecstatic reception by the revolutionary crowds at Petrograd's Finland Station. Merridale shows how against all odds, Lenin managed to return to Russia by exploiting the imperialist rivalry of WW1. This woman can write and the information that she conveys deepened my understand of the Russian Revolution. Lenin on the train to Petrograd by Pyotr Vasiliev (1949) Once the three of the carriage's four doors at the Russian end were closed shut, Fritz Platten, a Swiss socialist marked them with chalk in German as "sealed". Would desrve the highest mark of 5 star if there were more staff on Lenin himself and less on unexplained British angle of the story. Does the Finnish surname Torniainen appear in the book? The British Ambassador was simply out of touch with what was happening after the Czar abdicated. On the occasion of its 100th anniversary, Merridale has written a good narrative of Lenin's famous "sealed train" trip from Zurich to Petrograd in the Spring of 1917. In fairness, this is what the title actually suggests, but for some reason I had expected the author to finish with the October Revolution, when she actually finishes the narrative part in the summer of 1917. Yes, this book was about Russian Revolutions--the etiology and prosecution (no pun intended) of said revolutions, especially 1905 and 1917. 2.5 stars. Her previous works were outstanding, making this effort all the more puzzling. ‎ THE TIMES, THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016 'Twice I missed my stop on the Tube reading this book... this is a jewel among histories' David Aaronovitch, The Times 'The suberb, funny, fascinating story of Lenin… “Lenin on the Train,” by Catherine Merridale And Merridale offers witty asides throughout: In 1917, Zurich was the starting point of a rail journey flanked by armed German soldiers. The film is two part 198 minutes. He was unable to get the necessary documents to travel through England and France. In Lenin on the Train, Catherine Merridale recreates Lenin’s extraordinary journey with great skill and novel insights, mainly derived from an impressive range of contemporary eyewitness accounts. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was about to steam right into history. I recommend "The Lost Revolution" by Chris Harman for a detailed account of the interconnectedness of the two great revolutions. Very strange. Vous écoutez un extrait de l'édition audio Audible. Veuillez réessayer. Personal reenactment of Lenin's eight-day train-and-ferry journey gives force to materials uncovered through assiduous research in newly opened archives as Merridale resolves perplexities long surrounding the political gambles, devious espionage, and shadowy financing that transport Lenin through Germany on a sealed train bound for a land tempestuously shedding its czarist past and … ‎ THE TIMES, THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016 'Twice I missed my stop on the Tube reading this book... this is a jewel among histories' David Aaronovitch, The Times 'The suberb, funny, fascinating story o… Lenin on the train by Catherine Merridale, 2017 edition, in English - First U.S. edition. 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