Red Army And Society

Author : Ellen Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000263466

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Red Army and Society by Ellen Jones Pdf

This book, first published in 1985, is the first full-length study of the Soviet Armed Forces as a social institution. Using military manpower as a substantive focus, it identifies those characteristics that the Soviet military shared with counterparts in non-communist systems and those that were unique to the society and political culture in which it was embedded. The discussion encompasses defence policy-making as a whole and focuses on conscription policy, the characteristics of the professional military, the role of the political officer, the mechanics of political socialization within the Red Army, and the experience of ethnic minorities in the armed forces. This analysis provides a window through which we can observe the broader military system at work; how that system affects, and in turn is affected by, the economic, social and political life of the Soviet Union. It contributes to our understanding of civil-military relations in communist systems and to our knowledge of Soviet political and social trends.

Author : Ellen Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:246964905

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Red Army and Society. A Sociology of the Soviet Military. [Mit Tab. U. Diagr.] (1. Publ.) by Ellen Jones Pdf

Author : Constantin Hlihor Hlihor,Constantin Hlihor
Publisher : Histria Books
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781592111213

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The Red Army in Romania by Constantin Hlihor Hlihor,Constantin Hlihor Pdf

The Red Army in Romania is the first comprehensive study of the Soviet occupation of Romanian territory in 1940-1941, and its occupation of the country at the end of World War II, which lasted until Soviet troops withdrew from the country in 1958. Based on previously unavailable archival sources, it sheds light on the occupation policies of the Red Army and Soviet policy in Eastern Europe generally at the end of World War II. The authors, both well-known historians, discuss the geopolitical and historical conditions that allowed the Red Army to occupy Romania. They analyze the consequences of the occupation on the country, particularly on political life, as it led to the establishment of a Communist regime in Romania. The Red Army in Romania is a valuable book for students and researchers alike. Constantin Hlihor is a professor of history at the University of Bucharest and a researcher at the Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies and at the Academy for Military Studies in Bucharest. Ioan Scurtu is a professor of history at the University of Bucharest and former director of the Romanian National Archives.

Author : Brandon M. Schechter
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501739804

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The Stuff of Soldiers by Brandon M. Schechter Pdf

The Stuff of Soldiers uses everyday objects to tell the story of the Great Patriotic War as never before. Brandon Schechter attends to a diverse array of things—from spoons to tanks—to show how a wide array of citizens became soldiers, and how the provisioning of material goods separated soldiers from civilians. Through a fascinating examination of leaflets, proclamations, newspapers, manuals, letters to and from the front, diaries, and interviews, The Stuff of Soldiers reveals how the use of everyday items made it possible to wage war. The dazzling range of documents showcases ethnic diversity, women's particular problems at the front, and vivid descriptions of violence and looting. Each chapter features a series of related objects: weapons, uniforms, rations, and even the knick-knacks in a soldier's rucksack. These objects narrate the experience of people at war, illuminating the changes taking place in Soviet society over the course of the most destructive conflict in recorded history. Schechter argues that spoons, shovels, belts, and watches held as much meaning to the waging of war as guns and tanks. In The Stuff of Soldiers, he describes the transformative potential of material things to create a modern culture, citizen, and soldier during World War II.

Author : Alexander Hill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 757 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107020795

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The Red Army and the Second World War by Alexander Hill Pdf

A major new account of the Soviet Union at war which charts the development, successes and failures of the Red Army.

Author : Mark Von Hagen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015017716989

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Soldiers in the Proletarian Dictatorship by Mark Von Hagen Pdf

This social and institutional history of the Red Army during the critical first decade of the Soviet Union was originally published (cloth) in 1990. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Christopher N. Donnelly
Publisher : Ihs Global Incorporated
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015013943868

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Red Banner by Christopher N. Donnelly Pdf

Fortæller om opbygningen af den tidligere Sovjetunions militære styrker herunder doktriner, uddannelse, våbensystemer m.m.

Author : Walter S. Dunn Jr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313081224

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Stalin's Keys to Victory by Walter S. Dunn Jr. Pdf

Most military historians have difficulty comprehending the miracle that took place in late 1941 and early 1942 in the Soviet Union. In the summer of 1941, the German Army routed the Red Army as it had routed the Polish, British, French and other armies in 1939, 1940, and early 1941. None had been able to withstand German might more than a few weeks. When Hitler invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, his legions quickly overcame the Soviet divisions they met, and it appeared to most that Hitler would succeed as he had before. A major portion of the prewar Red Army had been completely annihilated, millions of prisoners taken, and the most populous and developed provinces of the Soviet Union occupied by the Germans and their allies. In September, the Germans surrounded and captured a huge bag of divisions east of Kiev, only to encounter a flood of new Red Army divisions when they redirected their intentions on Moscow. In short order the Wehrmacht broke through this line, and approached within sight of the outskirts of the capital. There, they were surprised by a massive offensive mounted by even more new divisions. Other countries had surrendered after losing one army, let alone two. The Soviets came back with a third—which sent the Germans reeling to the rear. How was this possible? Dunn's detailed examination shows that, far from carelessly throwing thousands of disorganized, untrained men into battle, the Soviets wisely used the resources at hand to resist and drive back the invaders once the initial shock had been absorbed. He reveals how the Soviets systematically trained men as replacements for casualties in existing units, often renaming the unit (a move that confused German intelligence then and continues to confound historians today). Unit integrity was as significant in the Red Army as in other armies. Men were not robotic clones, and each had strengths and weaknesses. Knowing this led to unit integrity and success on the battlefield. Tracing the formation and commitment to battle of Soviet units, regardless of the changes of designation, is crucial to understanding the success and failure of Soviet operations—and Stalin's keys to victory.

Author : Mark Edele
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192519146

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Stalin's Defectors by Mark Edele Pdf

Stalin's Defectors is the first systematic study of the phenomenon of frontline surrender to the Germans in the Soviet Union's 'Great Patriotic War' against the Nazis in 1941-1945. No other Allied army in the Second World War had such a large share of defectors among its prisoners of war. Based on a broad range of sources, this volume investigates the extent, the context, the scenarios, the reasons, the aftermath, and the historiography of frontline defection. It shows that the most widespread sentiments animating attempts to cross the frontline was a wish to survive this war. Disgruntlement with Stalin's 'socialism' was also prevalent among those who chose to give up and hand themselves over to the enemy. While politics thus played a prominent role in pushing people to commit treason, few desired to fight on the side of the enemy. Hence, while the phenomenon of frontline defection tells us much about the lack of popularity of Stalin's regime, it does not prove that the majority of the population was ready for resistance, let alone collaboration. Both sides of a long-standing debate between those who equate all Soviet captives with defectors, and those who attempt to downplay the phenomenon, then, over-stress their argument. Instead, more recent research on the moods of both the occupied and the unoccupied Soviet population shows that the majority understood its own interest in opposition to both Hitler's and Stalin's regime. The findings of Mark Edele in this study support such an interpretation.

Author : Eric Lohr,Marshall Poe
Publisher : History of Warfare
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015055918307

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The Military and Society in Russia by Eric Lohr,Marshall Poe Pdf

This collection of 22 essays analyses the Russian military in its social, political, economic, cultural and ideological contexts from 1450 to 1917.The essays are synthetic, and often based on new archival research.

Author : Roger R. Reese
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134604272

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The Soviet Military Experience by Roger R. Reese Pdf

The Soviet Military Experience is the first general work to place the Soviet army into its true social, political and international contexts. It focuses on the Bolshevik Party's intention to create an army of a new type, whose aim was both to defend the people and propagate Marxist ideals to the rest of the world. It includes discussion of the: * origins of the Workers and Peasant's Red Army * effects of the Civil War * Bolshevik regime's use of the military as a school of socialism * effects of collectivization and rapid industrialisation of the 1920s and 1930s * Second World War and its profound repercussions * ethnic tensions within the army * effect of Gorbachev's policies of Glasnost and Perestroika

Author : Roger R. Reese
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780700617760

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Why Stalin's Soldiers Fought by Roger R. Reese Pdf

Inept leadership, inefficient campaigning, and enormous losses would seem to spell military disaster. Yet despite these factors, the Soviet Union won its war against Nazi Germany thanks to what Roger Reese calls its "military effectiveness": its ability to put troops in the field even after previous forces had been decimated. Reese probes the human dimension of the Red Army in World War II through a close analysis of soldiers' experiences and attitudes concerning mobilization, motivation, and morale. In doing so, he illuminates the Soviets' remarkable ability to recruit and retain soldiers, revealing why so many were willing to fight in the service of a repressive regime-and how that service was crucial to the army's military effectiveness. He examines the various forms of voluntarism and motivations to serve-including the influences of patriotism and Soviet ideology-and shows that many fought simply out of loyalty to the idea of historic Russia and hatred for the invading Germans. He also considers the role of political officers within the ranks, the importance of commanders who could inspire their troops, the bonds of allegiance forged within small units, and persistent fears of Stalin's secret police. Brimming with fresh insights, Reese's study shows how the Red Army's effectiveness in the Great Patriotic War was foreshadowed by its performance in the Winter War against Finland and offers the first direct comparison between the two, delving into specific issues such as casualties, tactics, leadership, morale, and surrender. Reese also presents a new analysis of Soviet troops captured during the early war years and how those captures tapped into Stalin's paranoia over his troops' loyalties. He provides a distinctive look at the motivations and experiences of Soviet women soldiers and their impact on the Red Army's ability to wage war. Ultimately, Reese puts a human face on the often anonymous Soviet soldiers to show that their patriotism was real, even if not a direct endorsement of the Stalinist system, and had much to do with the Red Army's ability to defeat the most powerful army the world had ever seen.

Author : Geoffrey A. Hosking
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 0674304438

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The First Socialist Society by Geoffrey A. Hosking Pdf

The First Socialist Society is the compelling and often tragic history of what Soviet citizens have lived through from 1917 to the present, told with great sympathy and perception. It ranges over the changing lives of peasants, urban workers, and professionals; the interaction of Soviet autocrats with the people; the character and role of religion, law, education, and literature within Soviet society; and the significance and fate of various national groups. As the story unfolds, we come to understand how the ideas of Marxism have been changed, taking on almost unrecognizable forms by unique political and economic circumstances. Hosking's analysis of this vast and complex country begins by asking how it was that the first socialist revolution took place in backward, autocratic Russia. Why were the Bolsheviks able to seize power and hold on to it? The core of the book lies in the years of Stalin's rule: how did he exercise such unlimited power, and how did the various strata of society survive and come to terms with his tyranny? The later chapters recount Khrushchev's efforts to reform the worst features of Stalinism, and the unpredictable effects of his attempts within the East European satellite countries, bringing out elements of socialism that had been obscured or overlaid in the Soviet Union itself. And in the aftermath of the long Brezhnev years of stagnation and corruption, the question is posed: can Soviet society find a way to modify the rigidities inherited from the Stalinist past?

Author : Fred Virski
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780359440948

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My Life in the Red Army by Fred Virski Pdf

My Life in the Red Army chronicles Polish 19-year old Fred Virski's experiences as a drafted soldier in the Russian army during World War 2. With a wry tone rarely seen in a combat memoir, Virski describes the hardships, the near-starvation rations, the inadequate clothing, and his tense interactions with officers and agents of the NKVD (secret police). He is wounded twice; earns a Medal of Valor (which he later loses for insubordination); witnesses (and survives) atrocities committed by both the Germans and the Soviets; is branded a deserter; and somehow finds time to fall in love. A testimony to the will of the human spirit in face of impossible odds, My Life in the Red Army is a must read for fans of World War 2 biographies.

Author : F. Kagan,R. Higham
Publisher : Springer
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137120298

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The Military History of the Soviet Union by F. Kagan,R. Higham Pdf

The Military History of the Soviet Union and The Military History of Tsarist Russia treat Russian military history from the rise of the Muscovite state to the present, even peeking briefly into the future. The two volumes will cover Russia's land forces extensively, but will also cover the development of the Russian Navy, and the creation and development of the Russian Air Force, parts of the Russian military machine which are frequently neglected in general writings. The historical analysis will address the development and function of the Russian military whether in peace or in war, as well as the impact of war and changes in the military upon Russian society and politics.