02576cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500150014426400510015930000470021033600260025733700260028333800360030949000550034550000310040050801290043152014700056053400450203065300200207565300280209583000550212385600430217899900170222123929UtSlPG20260610133541.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aReynolds, Mack,d1917-198310aRevolution 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction May 1960. aRelease date is 2007-12-20 aProduced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Revolution" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 1960s. The book explores the political climate of the Cold War, specifically imagining what could happen in the Soviet Union following its collapse. It delves into themes of revolution, espionage, and political intrigue, guided by the premise of an American agent sent to incite an uprising against the existing Communist government. The storyline follows Paul Koslov, an elite agent, as he is tasked with working alongside an underground anti-Soviet group to facilitate the overthrow of the Communist regime in Russia. As he navigates through the treacherous political landscape, Koslov fosters relationships with key members of the underground while grappling with his own identity as a Russian-born American. Their goal is to establish a new government based on equality and democracy, devoid of the old bureaucratic structures. However, the narrative complicates as the group debates the morality of their actions, and Koslov begins to question his loyalties and the implications of their revolutionary plans, especially concerning the potential for violence and the future of the nation they aim to liberate. The intricacies of alliances, the philosophical discussions regarding governance, and the personal stakes involved create a rich tapestry of narrative that ultimately questions the very nature of freedom and revolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aScience fiction aSoviet Union -- Fiction 0aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction May 1960.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23929 c64951d64951