Sean McMeekin, The Russian Revolution: A New History; China Miéville, October: The Story of the Russian RevolutionMcMeekinSean, The Russian Revolution: A New History, Basic Books: New York, 2017; 445 pp.; 9780465039906, $30.00 (hbk); 9780465094974, $19.99 (ebook)MiévilleChina, October: The Story of the Russian Revolution, Verso: London, 2017; 384 pp.; 9781784782771, £18.99 (hbk)