August 1914 is the first volume in Solzhenitsyn's multi-part epic,The Red Wheel; each of three subsequent volumes will concentrateon another critical historical moment, or 'knot', as the author terms suchturning points as October-November 1916, March 1917, and April 1917. At eachjuncture, the fiery wheel of revolution gains added momentum - until itcannot be stopped.