Overtaken by the Night

by Richard G. Robbins

Published 13 November 2017
Vladimir Fedorovich Dzhunkovsky was a witness to Russia's unfolding tragedy - from Tsar Alexander II's Great Reforms, through world war, revolution, the rise of a new regime, and finally, his country's descent into terror under Stalin. But Dzhunkovsky was not just a passive observer - he was an active participant in his troubled and turbulent times, often struggling against the tide. In the centennial of the Russian revolution, his story takes on special significance.