by Александр Исаевич Солженицын
First published 2017
March 1917 plunges readers into the chaos of a nation teetering on the brink. As Tsar Nicholas II abdicates, a fierce power struggle erupts, pitting Bolsheviks against Provisional Government. In the streets, workers, soldiers, and citizens fight for their vision of Russia's future. Solzhenitsyn masterfully weaves personal stories into this sweeping historical tapestry, capturing the human drama behind the headlines. At its heart, this is a tale of a people torn between dreams of democracy and the looming specter of totalitarianism.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, political-thriller, russian-literature
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-fiction, political-drama
Setting: Russia
Period: 1917
688 pages · Paperback · University of Notre Dame Press