Project Gutenberg 2015-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 211 McBride, Isaac 20012209 "Barbarous Soviet Russia" Produced by KD Weeks, Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Barbarous Soviet Russia" by Isaac McBride is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the author's firsthand observations during his travels in Soviet Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution, exploring various aspects of life, governance, and society during that tumultuous period. McBride aims to reveal the realities of Soviet rule, contrasting claims of terror and oppression with his encounters and experiences on the ground. The opening of the book sets the stage for McBride's exploration as he prepares to enter Soviet Russia, despite warnings from those who doubt his safety. Conversations with various individuals introduce the reader to the fears and misconceptions surrounding Bolshevism. McBride describes his determination to observe and report on the conditions in the country, detailing the initial challenges he faces as an American journalist attempting to traverse war-torn regions and military fronts. The narrative draws readers into the author's journey, highlighting both the dangers and curiosities of a society grappling with revolutionary change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Communism -- Soviet Union Soviet Union -- Economic conditions -- 1917-1945 Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1917-1936 DK Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 503849 2025-08-19T14:58:54.787753 text/html 482947 2024-10-24T17:28:17 text/html 1686085 2025-08-19T14:59:03.126739 application/epub+zip 1686778 2025-08-19T14:58:56.697740 application/epub+zip 253379 2025-08-19T14:58:55.722769 application/epub+zip 1821007 2025-08-19T14:59:08.005657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1772252 2025-08-19T14:59:02.080694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341284 2022-09-22T08:55:56.833816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433572 2025-08-19T14:58:53.554735 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 413636 2024-10-24T17:28:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16758 2025-08-19T14:59:08.215657 application/rdf+xml 13006 2025-08-19T14:58:55.865738 image/jpeg 1939 2025-08-19T14:58:55.795737 image/jpeg 1962992 2025-08-19T14:58:54.873761 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog