The Truth of the Russian Revolution: The Memoirs of the Tsar's Chief of Security and His Wife

by Konstantin Ivanovich Globachev, Sofia Nikolaevna Globacheva, Vladimir G. Marinich (Translator)

Overview

Bronze Medalist, 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the World History Category
Gold Winner, 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards in the History category

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438464640
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	04/12/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	364
Sales rank:	1,012,081
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

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

Editorial Reviews

"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

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