The End of Tsarist Russia · the March to World War I and Revolution

**One of the world’s leading scholars offers a fresh interpretation of the linked origins of World War I and the Russian Revolution**

World War I and the Russian Revolution together shaped the twentieth century in profound ways. In *The End of Tsarist Russia,* acclaimed scholar Dominic Lieven connects for the first time the two events, providing both a history of the First World War’s origins from a Russian perspective and an international history of why the revolution happened.

Based on exhaustive work in seven Russian archives as well as many non-Russian sources, Dominic Lieven’s work is about far more than just Russia. By placing the crisis of empire at its core, Lieven links World War I to the sweep of twentieth-century global history. He shows how contemporary hot issues such as the struggle for Ukraine were already crucial elements in the run-up to 1914.

By incorporating into his book new approaches and comparisons, Lieven tells the story of war and revolution in a way that is truly original and thought-provoking.