Russian Revolution

Name: Russian Revolution
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ISBN: 9780199237678

ISBN-10: 0199237670

ISBN-13: 9780199237678

Edition: 3rd 2008

Authors: Sheila Fitzpatrick

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The Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the twentieth century. Now, following the collapse of the Soviet regime and the opening of its archives, it is possible to step back and see the full picture of this event for the first time. Impeccable in its scholarship and objectivity, this superb volume tells the gripping story of a Marxist revolution that was intended to transform the world, but instead visited enormous suffering on the Russian people, and, like the French Revolution before it, ended up by devouring its own children. The author offers insightful descriptions of the February and October Revolutions of 1917, the Civil War, the interlude of NEP, Stalin's…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/20/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



The Setting


The society


The revolutionary tradition


The 1905 Revolution and its aftermath; the First World War



1917: The Revolutions of February and October


The February Revolution and 'dual power'


The Bolsheviks


The popular revolution


The political crises of the summer


The October Revolution



The Civil War


The Civil War, the Red Army, and the Cheka


War Communism


Visions of the new world


The Bolsheviks in power



NEP and the Future of the Revolution


The discipline of retreat


The problem of bureaucracy


The leadership struggle


Building socialism in one country



Stalin's Revolution


Stalin versus the Right


The industrialization drive


Collectivization


Cultural Revolution



Ending the Revolution


'Revolution accomplished'


'Revolution betrayed'


The Terror


Notes


Select Bibliography


Index