The London Times' correspondent in Russia provided the first western eyewitness account of the monumental events which resulted in the creation of the Soviet Union. Wilton provides a full historical background and the disastrous course of World War I for Russia, which sets the scene for the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks. He then details the full enormity of the Red Terror, and ends with the optimistic-and incorrect-hope that Bolshevism would be short-lived. Although Wilton's credentials were impeccable and his status unchallenged, this book was blacklisted because he dared to report openly on the overwhelming number of Jews amongst the Communist revolutionaries. He wrote: "Bolshevism is not Russian-it is essentially non-national; its leaders belong almost entirely to the race that lost its country and its nationhood long ago. In April 1918, the Bolshevist "Government," including 384 "Peoples' Commissaries," was represented by 2 negroes, 13 Russians, 15 Chinamen, 22 Armenians and Georgians, and more than 300 Jews. Of the last, 264 had come to Russia from the United States during the 'Revolution.' "I reported from Riga on the pernicious influence of Jewish Extremists. But this appeal to moderation was willfully distorted by the Jewish Press. Facts cited by me on the best authority were "proved" to be non-existent, and a campaign of slander and intimidation followed. Now, I was threatened with nothing less than murder." "Afterwards their numbers increased largely, and although they studiously concealed their identity under assumed Russian or Polish names, it became known that the principal ones were: Nahamkez-Steklov, Apfelbaum-Zinoviev, Rosenfeldt-Kamenev, Goldmann-Gorev, Goldberg-Mekowski, Zederbaum-Martov, Himmer-Sukhanov, Krachman-Zagorski, Hollander-Mieshkowski, Lourier-Larin, Seffer-Bogdanov. Among the leaders of this gang-under Lenin-were: Trotsky, whose real name was Bronstein, and Feldmann, alias Chernov." "Moreover, the Press, almost entirely in Jewish hands, had gone over to the Soviet, and Moderate organs that would not publish the Soviet proclamations glorifying spoilation and promoting Anarchy had been summarily 'expropriated' on behalf of newly founded Socialist publications." "The revolutionary pseudo-Jews were thus destroying Russia's hopes of a national revival and dragging the country into disaster." This is the first modern edition to be completely reset and which contains all the hand-restored original pictures and maps. Contents Chapter I: Introduction Chapter II: Origins, Rise, and Decline Chapter III: Bureaucracy and Okhrana Chapter IV: The National Conscience Chapter V: Razputinism and the Court Chapter VI: German Influences Chapter VII: The Jews Chapter VIII: Conditions of Upheaval Chapter IX: Revolution versus Evolution Chapter X: Revolutionary Parties Chapter XI: The Revolution Chapter XII: The Soviet, "Coalition," and Bolshevism Chapter XIII: Abdication and After Chapter XIV: Mutiny of the Sailors Chapter XV: "No Annexation and No Indemnity" Chapter XVI: Anarchy Chapter XVII: The Outbreak of Hostilities Chapter XVIII: Poor Armaments; Splendid Army Chapter XIX: Soldau-Tannenberg and After Chapter XX: "The Hun within the Gates" Chapter XXI: Nationality Problems Chapter XXII: Short-Lived Victory Chapter XXIII: The Bolshevist Betrayal Chapter XXIV: The Fight with Bolshevism Chapter XXV: The Hope of Russia Chapter XXVI: The New Russia Appendix I: Declaration of the Progressive Bloc Appendix II: The "Soldiers' Charter" Appendix III: Foreign Trade of Russia Index