10 Days That Shook the World Index 10 DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD INTRODUCTION BY V. I. LENIN AUTHOR’S PREFACE NOTES AND EXPLANATIONS BACKGROUND THE COMING STORM ON THE EVE THE FALL OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT PLUNGING AHEAD THE COMMITTEE FOR SALVATION THE REVOLUTIONARY FRONT COUNTER-REVOLUTION VICTORY MOSCOW THE CONQUEST OF POWER THE PEASANTS’ CONGRESS ALL PAGES 1917 The October Revolution of 1917 Share TweetPage 2 of 16With the greatest interest and with never slackening attention I read John Reed’s book, Ten Days that Shook the World. Unreservedly do I recommend it to the workers of the world. Here is a book which I should like to see published in millions of copies and translated into all languages. It gives a truthful and most vivid exposition of the events so significant to the comprehension of what really is the Proletarian Revolution and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. These problems are widely discussed, but before one can accept or reject these ideas, he must understand the full significance of his decision. John Reed’s book will undoubtedly help to clear this question, which is the fundamental problem of the international labor movement.N. LENIN. End of 1919 Prev Next