Book review: Historically Inevitable? Turning Points of the Russian Revolution by Tony Brenton

THIS year marks the centenary of the most important event in 20 century global history: the Russian revolutions of 1917.

The February 1917 Revolution ended the rule of the Romanov dynasty, which had ruled Russia since 1613.

The fall of the Romanovs paved the way for the October Revolution and the Bolshevik seizure of power as democratic forces failed to stabilise Russia and society became radicalised.