Quote#Politics & Power
Instead of being a destructive force, it seems tome that the…
Quote byJohn Reed · 1887–1920
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Ten Days that Shook the World, Preface.
English (original)
Instead of being a destructive force, it seems tome that the Bolsheviki were the only party in Russia with a constructive program and the power to impose it on the country. If they had not succeeded to the Government when they did, there is little doubt in my mind that the armies of Imperial Germany would have been in Petrograd and Moscow in December, and Russia would again be ridden by a Tsar.
— John Reed
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