Russia : the Tsarist and Soviet Legacy.
This text has established itself as the best general introduction to Russian history, providing a forceful and highly readable survey from earliest times to the post-Soviet State. At the heart of the book is the changing relationship between the State and Russian society at large. The second edition...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | Present and the past.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Maps; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Prologue; 1. The origins of the Russian Empire; 2. The genesis of Russian ''absolutism''; 3. The prime of the Empire; 4. The Great Reforms and the development of the revolutionary intelligentsia (1855-1881); 5. Industrialization and Revolution (1881-1905); 6. The end of the Russian Empire (1906-1916); 7. 1917; 8. Civil War and the consolidation of Bolshevik power (1918-1928); 9. Stalin''s revolution from above (1928-1941)
- 10. World War and Cold War (1941-1953)11. Stabilization under Khrushchev and Brezhnev (1953-mid-1970s); 12. Stagnation and decline (mid-1970s-1985); 13. Perestroika and the fall of the Soviet Union (1985-1991); 14. Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.