Russia Accursed!: Red Terror through the eyes of the artist Ivan Vladimirov

Russia Accursed! is a 324-page book that showcases the Russian Revolution and Civil War through the eyes of artist-reporter Ivan Vladmirov (1869-1947). The images, which include point-blank executions, dead horses, and dogs gnawing on human corpses, are published for the first time and provide a new understanding of the beginnings of the Soviet Union.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 335 pages
\n Publication date: 21 January 2021
\n Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
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The Russian Revolution and Civil War, presented in a never-before-seen manner, is a captivating journey through the eyes of Ivan Vladmirov (1869-1947). As an artist-reporter, he witnessed the human suffering and Bolshevik barbarity that unfolded during the years 1917-25. While some of his paintings and watercolors found their way into magazines and periodicals, such as London's weekly The Graphic (Vladimirov's mother was English), others depicted scenes too shocking for public consumption. These haunting images, featuring point-blank executions, passers-by slicing meat from a dead horse, and dogs gnawing at a human corpse, had to be secretly exported from the USSR by American relief workers.

Now, for the first time, a selection of these remarkable 160 Vladimirov images is published in this majestic 324-page volume. Accompanied by scholarly essays, contemporary photographs, and eye-witness quotes, they provide a groundbreaking perspective on the origins of the Soviet Union. The images, carefully chosen from private collections, Russian museums, and the Hoover Library at Stanford University, California, are placed in their historical context, offering a fresh understanding of this pivotal period in history.

Russia Accursed! is a testament to the power of visual storytelling and the enduring impact of historical events. It invites us to reflect on the human cost of revolution and the sacrifices made in the name of change. As we delve into the pages of this extraordinary book, we are transported back to a time of immense turmoil and uncertainty, where the seeds of a new world order were being sown.

\n Weight: 2470g\n
Dimension: 281 x 283 x 40 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781913491369\n \n