Black Night, White Snow (1977) by Harrison E. Salisbury, published by the Franklin Library, is a monumental historical account of Russia’s tumultuous 1917 Revolution. Salisbury, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Soviet expert, weaves firsthand interviews, diaries, and archival research into a gripping narrative that captures the chaos of Tsar Nicholas II’s fall, Lenin’s rise, and the birth of the Soviet state.
The Franklin Library edition—bound in full leather with gilt accents and moiré endpapers—elevates this scholarly work into a collector’s artifact. Salisbury’s prose balances academic rigor with novelistic flair, offering fresh perspectives on key figures like Kerensky and Trotsky.
A definitive chronicle of revolution’s human cost, ideal for historians and bibliophiles alike.
