| The Soviet Union: A Documentary History Volume 1: 1917-1940 Contributor(s): Acton, Edward (Author), Stableford, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 0859895815 ISBN-13: 9780859895811 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $59.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: CONTENTS: Part One: Revolution and Civil War (1917-1921) i. The February revolution and the Provisional Governmentii. The Bolshevik seizure of soviet poweriii. Bolshevik state, Orthodox churchiv. Soviet power and the peasantryv. The other Russia: a "third way" or dictatorship?vi. Terrorvii. The crisis of "war communism" Part Two: The Period of the "New Economic Policy" (NEP) (1921-1928)i. The economy, the market and planningii. The state, the party and the leadership struggleiii. Soviet power and the intelligentsiaiv. Church and state Part Three: Soviet Society under Stalin (1928-1940)i. Collectivization and the peasantryii. Industrialization and the working classiii. Intelligentsia, opposition and terroriv. Church and state.Full list of documents, Biographical index, Subject index |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 947.084 |
| LCCN: 2006462723 |
| Series: Exeter Studies in History |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.24" W x 9.16" (1.62 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first volume of a new integrated documentary history of the Soviet Union. The Soviet story-the revolution, Lenin, Stalinism, the Great Patriotic War, the era of Khrushchev, Brezhnev and Cold War, and the dramatic collapse under Gorbachev-looms large in history syllabuses across the world. This book will be a valuable resource for students at all levels, drawing upon the primary material that has come to light since the collapse of Communist rule in 1991. Combining lucid narrative commentary and a rich selection of evocative documents, it provides a lively entrée to current debate over humanity's most momentous and tragic experiment. This volume is organised chronologically, subdivided thematically and incorporates over 200 documents. Key terms and references to individuals, places, events and institutions are explained and guidance provided on significant features of the primary sources. Conceived as companion to the highly-regarded, best-selling 4- volume Nazism 1919-1945: A Documentary Reader by Noakes & Pridham, also published by UEP, it assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. |