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Book Short History of the Soviet Society

Download or read book Short History of the Soviet Society written by V. Lelchuk and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Short History of Soviet Society

Download or read book A Short History of Soviet Society written by I︠U︡riĭ Aleksandrovich Poli︠a︡kov and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Short History of Soviet Society

Download or read book A Short History of Soviet Society written by V. Lel'cuk and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Soviet Union

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark Edele
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2018-09-28
  • ISBN : 1119131197
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book The Soviet Union written by Mark Edele and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An acclaimed historian explores the dynamic history of the twentieth century Soviet Union In ten concise and compelling chapters, The Soviet Union covers the entire Soviet Union experience from the years 1904 to 1991 by putting the focus on three major themes: warfare, welfare, and empire. Throughout the book, Mark Edele—a noted expert on the topic—clearly demonstrates that the Soviet Union was more than simply "Russia." Instead, it was a multi-ethnic empire. The author explains that there were many incarnations of Soviet society throughout its turbulent history, each one a representative of Soviet socialism. The text covers a wide range of topics: The end Romanov empire; The outbreak of World War I; The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917; The breakdown of the old empire and its re-constitution in the Civil War; The New Economic Policy; The rise of Stalin; The Soviet’s role in World War II; Post war normalization; and Gorbachev’s attempt to end the Cold War. The author also explores the challenges encountered by the successor states, their struggles with and against democracy, capitalism, authoritarianism, and war. This vital resource: Provides a concise overview of the history of the Soviet Union Includes information on the latest research that takes the broad view of the history of the Soviet Union and its place in world history Treats scholarly disagreements as part of the history of the influence of the Soviet Union on the course of the twentieth century Offers suggestion for further readings and a link to online primary sources Written for students of twentieth century Russia, the Russian Revolution, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War, and twentieth century World History, The Soviet Union: A Short History is a volume in the popular Wiley Short Histories series.

Book Short History of Soviet Society

Download or read book Short History of Soviet Society written by Y. Polyakov and published by Imported Publication. This book was released on 1977 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Short History Of Soviet Socialism

Download or read book A Short History Of Soviet Socialism written by Mark Sandle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-16 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Sandle is Lecturer in Russian and East European History at De Montfort University.; This book is intended for undergraduate courses on 20th century Soviet history/the Cold War/European history/Soviet studies/History of political thought/Marxism-Leninism. The Left.

Book A Short History of the USSR

Download or read book A Short History of the USSR written by S. O. Shmidt and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Soviet Union  A Very Short Introduction

Download or read book The Soviet Union A Very Short Introduction written by Stephen Lovell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-23 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost twenty years after the Soviet Union's end, what are we to make of its existence? Was it a heroic experiment, an unmitigated disaster, or a viable if flawed response to the modern world? What was the Soviet Union like? How did it evolve over seven decades? What was the relationship between the regime and the general population? This introduction blends political history with an investigation into the society and culture at the time. The author examines aspects of patriotism, mass culture, political violence, poverty, and ideology; and provides answers to some of the big questions about the Soviet experience.

Book The First Socialist Society

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  • Author : Geoffrey A. Hosking
  • Publisher : Harvard University Press
  • Release : 1993
  • ISBN : 9780674304437
  • Pages : 588 pages

Download or read book The First Socialist Society written by Geoffrey A. Hosking and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?

Book Science in Russia and the Soviet Union

Download or read book Science in Russia and the Soviet Union written by Loren R. Graham and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book Russia in the Era of NEP

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  • Author : Sheila Fitzpatrick
  • Publisher : Indiana University Press
  • Release : 1991-09-22
  • ISBN : 9780253206572
  • Pages : 356 pages

Download or read book Russia in the Era of NEP written by Sheila Fitzpatrick and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1991-09-22 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " . . . a comprehensive look at an enigmatic era . . . " —Choice "This provocative collection of essays certainly takes some of the polish off Soviet socialism's golden age." —Journal of Interdisciplinary History "The authors and editors of this splendid volume deserve great praise. Their work moves the field of Soviet history several large steps forward." —Slavic Review Lenin's New Economic Policy of the 1920s, although a relatively free and open potential alternative to Soviet communism, was also a time of extreme tension, as Russian society and culture were rocked by the forces of resistance and change. These essays examine the social and cultural dimensions of NEP in urban and rural Russia in the years before Stalin and rapid industrialization.

Book The Thaw

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  • Author : Denis Kozlov
  • Publisher : University of Toronto Press
  • Release : 2013-09-20
  • ISBN : 1442618957
  • Pages : 529 pages

Download or read book The Thaw written by Denis Kozlov and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period from Stalin’s death in 1953 to the end of the 1960s marked a crucial epoch in Soviet history. Though not overtly revolutionary, this era produced significant shifts in policies, ideas, language, artistic practices, daily behaviours, and material life. It was also during this time that social, cultural, and intellectual processes in the USSR began to parallel those in the West (and particularly in Europe) as never before. This volume examines in fascinating detail the various facets of Soviet life during the 1950s and 1960s, a period termed the ‘Thaw.’ Featuring innovative research by historical, literary, and film scholars from across the world, this book helps to answer fundamental questions about the nature and ultimate fortune of the Soviet order – both in its internal dynamics and in its long-term and global perspectives.

Book A History of the Soviet Union

Download or read book A History of the Soviet Union written by Geoffrey A. Hosking and published by London : Fontana Press : Collins. This book was released on 1985 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Russian History  A Very Short Introduction

Download or read book Russian History A Very Short Introduction written by Geoffrey Hosking and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading international authority discusses all aspects of Russian history, from the struggle by the state to control society to the transformation of the nation into a multi-ethnic empire, Russia's relations with the West and the post-Soviet era. Original.

Book History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union  Bolsheviks

Download or read book History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Bolsheviks written by Joseph Stalin and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-05 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Stalin's history of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, first published in 1938. Colloquially known as "the Short Course," it was the most widely disseminated book during the reign of Joseph Stalin. It's commonly cited along with "The Foundations of Leninism" as the most important work expressing the ideology of the USSR under Stalin. The original Russian edition was sold at a price equivalent to that of 1.5 liters of milk.

Book A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to the End

Download or read book A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to the End written by Peter Kenez and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-03-13 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book History of the Soviet Union

Download or read book History of the Soviet Union written by Geoffrey Hosking and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1992 and now available as an ebook. This edition does not include any images. WINNER OF THE 'LOS ANGELES TIMES' BOOK AWARD FOR HISTORY