Russian Revolution: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Russian Revolution: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192853950

ISBN-10: 0192853953

ISBN-13: 9780192853950

Edition: 2002

Authors: S. A. Smith

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This concise, accessible introduction provides an analytical narrative of the main events and developments in Soviet Russia between 1917 and 1936. It examines the impact of the revolution on society as a whole--on different classes, ethnic groups, the army, men and women, youth. Its central concern is to understand how one structure of domination was replaced by another. The book registers the primacy of politics, but situates political developments firmly in the context of massive economic, social, and cultural change. Since the fall of Communism there has been much reflection on the significance of the Russian Revolution. The book rejects the currently influential, liberal interpretation…

Book details

List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/16/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



List of illustrations


List of maps


Introduction



From February to October



Civil war and the foundation of the Bolshevik regime



War Communism



NEP: politics and the economy



NEP: society and culture


Conclusion


Further reading


Index