Red cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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Please view our photographs. Based on the market data for early 1930s political histories and Soviet studies, the estimated retail value of this specific copy is £15 to £30 GBP. Red Russia by Theodor (Theodore) Seibert, translated by Eden and Cedar Paul, is a deeply critical account of the USSR compiled during the author’s time as a German press representative from 1926 to 1929. While well-preserved or fine copies featuring their original dust jackets sell online for £45 to £52 GBP via antiquarian platforms like Antikbar Books or AbeBooks, a copy in Fair condition—reflecting standard shelf wear, aging, or minor structural flaws—commands a more modest price. 

The core contents of Theodor Seibert’s Red Russia (1932) are divided into seven major structural sections spanning 23 chapters. The book acts as a comprehensive, highly critical eyewitness study of daily life, political infrastructure, and social engineering in the early Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin. The complete table of contents from the original edition includes: 

Part 1: Do We Know Russia?

• Chapter 1: The Fancy Picture of Pre-Revolutionary Russia
• Chapter 2: The Country and Its Inhabitants
• Chapter 3: The Fancy Picture of Contemporary Russia

The remaining sections of the book continue through Chapter 23, detailing the political, cultural, economic, and social structures of the regime: 

• Parts 2 & 3 (Chapters 4–10): Cover the Bolshevik state structure (“Decorative Democracy,” “The Visage of the Party”) and the ideological shaping of society, addressing family life and the rising generation. 
• Parts 4 & 5 (Chapters 11–18): Examine cultural production under party monopolies (science, art, press) alongside instruments of authority like Soviet justice and the police state. 
• Parts 6 & 7 (Chapters 19–23): Analyze Bolshevik economics, including the Five-Year Plan and wages, concluding with Seibert’s assessment of Russia’s present condition and global outlook.