Red Dusk and the Morrow: Adventures and Investigations in Red Russia

"Red Dusk and the Morrow: Adventures and Investigations in Red Russia" by Paul Dukes is a gripping memoir from the early 1900s about the author's time in Russia after the revolution. Dukes, working for British intelligence, shares his direct observations from when the Bolsheviks were taking power, showing the disorder and clashing ideas of the time. The storytelling begins in the streets of Petrograd during the 1917 Russian Revolution, where the excitement and chaos are clear. Dukes describes his own shift from simply watching the revolution to being involved in it. He mixes his own thoughts with what he sees happening politically, emphasizing how the revolution deeply affected the Russian people. When he gets ready to go back to Russia, the mood changes from eagerness to a feeling of coming danger, suggesting the difficulty that awaits him.