Russian And Soviet History

Author : Sheila Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231556842

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The Shortest History of the Soviet Union by Sheila Fitzpatrick Pdf

In 1917, Bolshevik revolutionaries came to power in the war-torn Russian Empire in a way that defied all predictions, including their own. Scarcely a lifespan later, in 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed as accidentally as it arose. The decades between witnessed drama on an epic scale—the chaos and hope of revolution, famines and purges, hard-won victory in history’s most destructive war, and worldwide geopolitical conflict, all entwined around the dream of building a better society. This book is a lively and authoritative distillation of this complex history, told with vivid details, a grand sweep, and wry wit. The acclaimed historian Sheila Fitzpatrick chronicles the Soviet Age—its rise, reign, and unexpected fall, as well as its afterlife in today’s Russia. She underscores the many ironies of the Soviet experience: An ideology that claimed to offer humanity the reins of history wrangled with contingency. An avowedly internationalist and anti-imperialist state birthed an array of nationalisms. And a vision of transcending economic and social inequality and injustice gave rise to a country that was, in its way, surprisingly normal. Moving seamlessly from Lenin to Stalin to Gorbachev to Putin, The Shortest History of the Soviet Union provides an indispensable guide to one of the twentieth century’s great powers and the enduring fascination it still exerts.

Author : Maureen Perrie,D. C. B. Lieven,Ronald Grigor Suny
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521812276

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The Cambridge History of Russia: Volume 1, From Early Rus' to 1689 by Maureen Perrie,D. C. B. Lieven,Ronald Grigor Suny Pdf

An authoritative history of Russia from early Rus' to the reign of Peter the Great.

Author : Steven A. Usitalo,William Benton Whisenhunt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461643180

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Russian and Soviet History by Steven A. Usitalo,William Benton Whisenhunt Pdf

An original and thought-provoking text, Russian and Soviet History uses noteworthy themes and important events from Russian history to spark classroom discussion. Consisting of twenty essays written by experts in each area, the book does not simply repeat the conventional themes found in nearly all Russian history texts, anthologies, and documentary compilations. Rather, it showcases current thinking on Russian cultural, political, economic, and social history from the end of the sixteenth century to the demise of the Soviet "experiment." Informed by archival work in the former Soviet Union and a broad range of published sources, this book is intended to introduce students to Russian history in an accessible and provocative format. Its eclectic essays offer readers an incomparable taste of the complexity and richness of Russia as it has evolved from late Muscovy to the modern era. This text is perfect for undergraduate and graduate students in Russian history and is a great resource for scholars in the field. Contributions by: Sergei Arutiunov, Richard Bidlack, Kees Boterbloem, James Cracraft, Chester S. L. Dunning, Colum Leckey, Alexander M. Martin, Susan P. McCaffray, Martha Merritt, Patrick O'Meara, Scott W. Palmer, Jelena Pogosjan, Thomas E. Porter, Ana Siljak, Douglas Smith, William Taubman, Steven A. Usitalo, Jeffrey Veidlinger, Rex A. Wade, and William Benton Whisenhunt

Author : Joseph L. Wieczynski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Former Soviet republics
ISBN : UOM:39015061651157

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The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History by Joseph L. Wieczynski Pdf

Author : John M Thompson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000310566

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Russia And The Soviet Union by John M Thompson Pdf

This book is a brief, lucid account of Russian and Soviet history from ancient Kievan Rus' to the present day. Equal attention is paid to the early and the modern periods of Russian history. The author has revised this new edition to include the dramatic changes in the Soviet Union and its foreign policy during Gorbachev's first five years in office. The text is supplemented with maps and illustrations and includes bibliographies at the end of each chapter. Designed for use by students in either a one- or two-semester introductory course in Russian history, Russia and the Soviet Union will also be valuable to any reader seeking to become acquainted with the story of the Russian people—their tribulations and courage, tragedies and triumphs, and their remarkable contribution to world culture.

Author : Loren R. Graham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521287898

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Science in Russia and the Soviet Union by Loren R. Graham Pdf

By the 1980s the Soviet scientific establishment had become the largest in the world, but very little of its history was known in the West. What has been needed for many years in order to fill that gap in our knowledge is a history of Russian and Soviet science written for the educated person who would like to read one book on the subject. This book has been written for that reader. The history of Russian and Soviet science is a story of remarkable achievements and frustrating failures. That history is presented here in a comprehensive form, and explained in terms of its social and political context. Major sections include the tsarist period, the impact of the Russian Revolution, the relationship between science and Soviet society, and the strengths and weaknesses of individual scientific disciplines. The book also discusses the changes brought to science in Russia and other republics by the collapse of communism in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Author : John Lewis Gaddis
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0075572583

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Russia, the Soviet Union, and the United States by John Lewis Gaddis Pdf

From the capricious reign of Catherine the Great and Alexander I to the provocative leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev, the author concentrates on the interplay between interests and ideologies in the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, in an even-handed, non-ideological narrative.

Author : Peter Kenez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139451024

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A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to the End by Peter Kenez Pdf

An examination of political, social and cultural developments in the Soviet Union. The book identifies the social tensions and political inconsistencies that spurred radical change in the government of Russia, from the turn of the century to the revolution of 1917. Kenez envisions that revolution as a crisis of authority that posed the question, 'Who shall govern Russia?' This question was resolved with the creation of the Soviet Union. Kenez traces the development of the Soviet Union from the Revolution, through the 1920s, the years of the New Economic Policies and into the Stalinist order. He shows how post-Stalin Soviet leaders struggled to find ways to rule the country without using Stalin's methods but also without openly repudiating the past, and to negotiate a peaceful but antipathetic coexistence with the capitalist West. In this second edition, he also examines the post-Soviet period, tracing Russia's development up to the time of publication.

Author : Peter Kenez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999-03-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0521311985

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A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to the End by Peter Kenez Pdf

Kenez envisions that revolution as a crisis of authority that posed the question, "Who shall govern Russia?" This question was resolved with the creation of the Soviet Union.

Author : Vladimir I. Lenin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Capitalism
ISBN : 1410213005

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The Development of Capitalism in Russia by Vladimir I. Lenin Pdf

CONTENTS The Development of Capitalism in Russia The Theoretical Mistakes of the Narodnik Economists The Differentiation of the Peasantry The Landowners' Transition from Corvée to Capitalist Economy The Growth of Commercial Agriculture The First Stages of Capitalism in Industry Capitalist Manufacture and Capitalist Domestic Industry The Development of Large-Scale Machine Industry The Formation of the Home Market

Author : Edward Hallett Carr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Communism
ISBN : PSU:000030702684

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A History of Soviet Russia by Edward Hallett Carr Pdf

Author : R. W. Davies
Publisher : Springer
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997-06-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349254200

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Soviet History in the Yeltsin Era by R. W. Davies Pdf

Russian rethinking of the past has immense political significance. The author of the acclaimed Soviet History in the Gorbachev Revolution now examines the impact of the collapse of Communism and of the subsequent disillusionment with capitalism on Soviet history. The uses of history after the 1991 coup and in the 1995 and 1996 elections are considered in detail. Part two evaluates the unfinished revolution which has partly opened the archives, while part three offers reflections on the future of the Soviet past.

Author : David MacKenzie,Michael W. Curran
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000407085

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A History of the Soviet Union by David MacKenzie,Michael W. Curran Pdf

The book provides sound and detailed information on political and diplomatic history as well as on economic, social, intellectual, and cultural history. The second edition includes more material on minority peoples and continues the full coverage of women. This volume will be the most current and concise of the Soviet history texts available.

Author : David MacKenzie,Michael W. Curran
Publisher : Irwin Professional Publishing
Page : 1000 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Russia
ISBN : WISC:89048865810

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A History of Russia and the Soviet Union by David MacKenzie,Michael W. Curran Pdf

Author : Maureen Perrie,D. C. B. Lieven,Ronald Grigor Suny
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521811446

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The Cambridge History of Russia: Volume 3, The Twentieth Century by Maureen Perrie,D. C. B. Lieven,Ronald Grigor Suny Pdf

This is a definitive new history of Russia from early Rus' to the successor states that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Volume I encompasses developments before the reign of Peter I; volume II covers the 'imperial era', from Peter's time to the fall of the monarchy in March 1917; and volume III continues the story through to the end of the twentieth century. At the core of all three volumes are the Russians, the lands which they have inhabited and the polities that ruled them, while other peoples and territories have also been given generous coverage for the periods when they came under Riurikid, Romanov and Soviet rule. The distinct voices of individual contributors provide a multitude of perspectives on Russia's diverse and controversial millennial history. This first volume of the Cambridge History of Russia covers the period from early ('Kievan') Rus' to the start of Peter the Great's reign in 1689. It surveys the development of Russia through the Mongol invasions to the expansion of the Muscovite state in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and deals with political, social, economic and cultural issues under the Riurikid and early Romanov rulers. The volume is organised on a primarily chronological basis, but a number of general themes are also addressed, including the bases of political legitimacy; law and society; the interactions of Russians and non-Russians; and the relationship of the state with the Orthodox Church. The international team of authors incorporates the latest Russian and Western scholarship and offers an authoritative new account of the formative 'pre-Petrine' period of Russian history, before the process of Europeanisation had made a significant impact on society and culture. Book jacket.