A review by carkid2
The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution by Yuri Slezkine

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

Life changing, educational, and entertaining. I absolutely recommend this book for anyone interested in politics, history, religious studies, sociology, or Russia. So eloquently written and personable yet informative. The book claims to be about a single building in Russia during Soviet Russias rise and fall. It’s so so much more than that. His theories are remarkable tiring together the things you’re about to read or just read, forcing you to see the bigger picture. He allows you to tie the Russian revolution to everything from revolutionary France, nazi germany, and apocalyptic Christianity. He brings religion, economic theory, and politics together to show you their lack of differences. The book also helps to explain why these major shifts in culture happen in the first place and why they last or end early. Absolutely amazing. One of the best books ever have ever read!!