The Truth of the Russian Revolution The Memoirs of the Tsar's Chief of Security and His Wife
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Konstantin Ivanovich Globachev - Author Sofia Nikolaevna Globacheva - Author Vladimir G. Marinich - Translator
Price: $95.00 Hardcover - 364 pages
Release Date: May 2017
ISBN10: N/A ISBN13: 978-1-4384-6463-3
Price: $33.95 Paperback - 364 pages
Release Date: January 2018
ISBN10: N/A ISBN13: 978-1-4384-6462-6
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Summary
Bronze Medalist 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the World History Category Gold Medalist - 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the History category
An eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and its aftermath, newly translated into English.
Gold Winner for History, 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards
Major General Konstantin Ivanovich Globachev was chief of the Okhrana, the Tsarist secret police, in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) in the two years preceding the 1917 Russian Revolution. This book presents his memoirs—translated in English for the first time—interposed with those of his wife, Sofia Nikolaevna Globacheva. The general’s writings, which he titled The Truth of the Russian Revolution, provide a front-row view of Tsar Nicholas II’s final years, the revolution, and its tumultuous aftermath. Globachev describes the political intrigue and corruption in the capital and details his office’s surveillance over radical activists and the mysterious Rasputin. His wife takes a more personal approach, depicting her tenacity in the struggle to keep her family intact and the family’s flight to freedom. Her descriptions vividly portray the privileges and relationships of the noble class that collapsed with the empire. Translator Vladimir G. Marinich includes biographical information, illustrations, a glossary, and a timeline to contextualize this valuable primary source on a key period in Russian history.
“Both Globachev’s and Sofia’s accounts vividly portray the fear of former tsarist officials and others in the White movement as they tried to evade mass arrests and eventually fled to Russia’s southern border with Ukraine … This work is well compiled, as both a moving read for a general audience and a nicely organized reference for researchers.” — H-Net Reviews (H-War)
“Highly recommended.” — CHOICE
“An impressively informative and inherently fascinating read from cover to cover … a unique and highly prized addition to both community and academic library 20th century Russian History collections.” — Midwest Book Review
Vladimir G. Marinich is Professor Emeritus of History at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Translator’s Preface
Translator’s Acknowledgments
Introduction: Zinaida I. Peregudova and Jonathan Daly
1. Introduction to My Memoirs General Globachev
2. The Globachevs’ Early Years Vladimir G. Marinich
3. Our Years in Poland Sofia Globacheva
4. Nizhni Novgorod and Sevastopol Sofia Globacheva
5. Petrograd Sofia Globacheva
6. The Organization of the Okhrana General Globachev
7. The Role of the Central War Industry Committee General Globachev
8. Alexander Kerensky General Globachev
9. The Politics of the Miasoedov Affair General Globachev
10. Rasputin General Globachev
11. Many Ministers General Globachev
12. Khvostov, Komissarov, Kamenev General Globachev
13. Sturmer General Globachev
14. Protopopov and the Eve of Revolution General Globachev
15. Political Unrest—the Regiment Rebels General Globachev
16. Globachev’s Track Record: A Description and Commentary of Globachev’s Tenure and Track Record as Head of the Petrograd Okhrana Zinaida I. Peregudova, Jonathan Daly, and Vladimir G. Marinich
17. Turmoil Sofia Globacheva
18. Allies and Adversaries General Globachev
19. My Husband under Arrest Sofia Globacheva
20. Imprisonment in the Tauride Palace General Globachev
21. Incarcerated Life General Globachev
22. Imprisonment Continues and the Bolsheviks Rise Up General Globachev
23. My Husband’s Release, but Now Fear Sofia Globacheva
24. The Revolution Deepens General Globachev
25. Our Flight South Sofia Globacheva
26. The Situation in Ukraine General Globachev
27. Odessa’s Defense and Evacuation General Globachev
28. Evacuation from Russia Sofia Globacheva
29. A Short Return to Russia Sofia Globacheva
30. Refugees on the Prince’s Islands General Globachev
31. Our Homeland Deteriorates General Globachev
32. Return to Odessa and to Turkey General Globachev
33. Life on Prinkipo and in Constantinople Sofia Globacheva
34. The High Command in Turkey General Globachev
35. Last Days in Constantinople Sofia Globacheva
36. Waning Hopes General Globachev
37. Epilogue Vladimir G. Marinich
Appendix A Globachev Timeline
Appendix B Globachev’s Transfer to Nizhni Novgorod
Notes
Glossary
Annotated List of Names
Bibliography
Index
