even the american diplomat george kennen wrote that this quote is “a unique account of the events oft time, surpassing all other historical evidence” due to his literary gift, insight and special attention to detail. he appreciated the book and lenin wrote an introduction to it: “i wholeheartedly recommend this work to the workers of all countries. i would like to see this book distributed in millions of copies and translated into all languages, since it gives something truthful and unusual.” lively a written account of events important for understanding what a proletarian revolution is, what the dictatorship of the proletariat is. the leader's wish came true, the book went through almost 50 editions, at the end of the 20th century it was included in the new york times list of 100 best works in journalism, the author of 10 days went down in history, returning from the engulfed revolution of russia, john reed became one of the founders of the communist labor party of the usa , then returned to moscow, died here from typhus in 1920, he is buried in the necropolis near the kremlin wall.