John Reed
John Reed (1887–1920) was an American journalist, poet, and socialist activist renowned for his firsthand account of the Russian Revolution, "Ten Days That Shook the World." A Harvard graduate, Reed's dynamic writing and fervent political engagement made him a prominent figure in early 20th-century radical circles. As a founding member of the Communist Labor Party of America, Reed's legacy endures as a symbol of revolutionary zeal and literary brilliance.
Book summaries for books written by John Reed
Quotes
The masses are not always right, but always wrong.
The difference between a revolution and a successful revolution is enormous.
The land was being taken by the peasants, and the factories by the workers.
A new world is being born: a world of the workers, soldiers and peasants.
The discipline of the Red Guard is wonderful.
The factory committees are the genuine representatives of the workers.
In the workers’ districts, the people are living in the streets.
The Tsar’s regime was not a regime, but a chaotic mass of contradictions.
The bourgeoisie is more frightened than the workers.
The Revolution, which was in the minds and hearts of the people, began to take form.
The old order has been overthrown and a new life begins.
The soldiers had become part of the people, and the people had become part of the soldiers.