About this book
The Russian Revolution; the Jugo-Slav Movement by Robert Joseph Kerner delivers a lucid, timely account of 1917’s seismic upheaval and the parallel rise of South Slavic nationalism. Combining political analysis with historical narrative, Kerner traces how the fall of the Tsarist regime reshaped Europe’s balance of power and how the smaller, resilient Jugo-Slav movement pressed for national identity amid imperial collapse.
Carefully situated in the context of World War I, the book examines the causes and consequences of revolutionary change in Petrograd, the strain on empires, and the international ripple effects that reached the Balkans and beyond. Themes of self-determination, state collapse, ethnic persistence, and the interplay between great-power politics and grassroots movements recur throughout, offering readers a nuanced understanding of why the Russian Revolution and the struggle for Yugoslav unity mattered to contemporaries and to modern geopolitics.
Perfect for listeners of history and politics, students, and anyone intrigued by nationalism, revolutions, or Eastern European history, this audiobook illuminates how large-scale upheaval and small-nation movements interacted to reshape the twentieth century.
