About the book: year / The manuscript is a detailed, rich in details and chronologically structured story about the events of the French Revolution of 1848, starting from February 24 and ending June 22, 1848 The first chapter, apparently, was written by Annenkov during the events themselves: his story is strictly factual, fragmentary and emotional; this is the story of an eyewitness who was shocked by the events and was in a hurry to record his immediate impressions of them.