Jan Kucharzewski—From the White Tsarist Regime to the Red [Vol. III] The Years of Upheaval: The Romanovs, Pugachev, or Pestel

Jan Kucharzewski, *From the White Tsar to the Red: Volume III—The Years of Upheaval*. Romanov, Pugachev, or Pestel / Warsaw 1928 / Mianowski Fund / hand-bound in cloth with gilt lettering on the spine / p. 750 / black-and-white illustration on the frontispiece / condition: good+, minimal soiling/stains on the binding, faded spine, a few page edges with minor tears or losses, pencil notes on the front title page, text gaps following bookbinding repairs on pp. 159–161

The third volume of Jan Kucharzewski’s seminal work on the history of Russia and the transformations leading from the tsarist regime to the revolution. In the section titled “Years of Upheaval: The Romanovs, Pugachev, and Pestel,” the author analyzes the crisis of the Russian autocracy, the birth of modern revolutionary ideas, and the clash in Russia between autocratic, rebellious, and reformist tendencies.

Jan Kucharzewski (1876–1952) was a Polish historian, lawyer, journalist, and politician who specialized primarily in Russian history and Polish-Russian relations. He served twice as prime minister during the Regency Council, and after Poland regained its independence, he devoted himself mainly to scholarly work and journalism. He is best known as the author of the monumental work *From the White Tsarist Regime to the Red*, one of the most important Polish studies on Russian history. After World War II, he was active in exile in the United States, where he headed the Polish Scientific Institute in New York.