Across the Revolutionary Divide Russia and the USSR, 1861-1945 |
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| Author:
| Weeks, Theodore R. |
| Series title: | Blackwell History of Russia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4443-5217-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Digital download |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia and the USSR 1861-1945 offers a broad interpretive account of Russian history from the emancipation of the serfs to the end of World War II.
- Provides a coherent overview of Russia's development from 1861 through to 1945
- Reflects the latest scholarship by taking a thematic approach to Russian history and bridging the 'revolutionary divide' of 1917
- Covers political, economic, cultural, and everyday life issues...
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Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia and the USSR 1861-1945 offers a broad interpretive account of Russian history from the emancipation of the serfs to the end of World War II.
- Provides a coherent overview of Russia's development from 1861 through to 1945
- Reflects the latest scholarship by taking a thematic approach to Russian history and bridging the 'revolutionary divide' of 1917
- Covers political, economic, cultural, and everyday life issues during a period of major changes in Russian history
- Addresses throughout the diversity of national groups, cultures, and religions in the Russian Empire and USSR
- Shows how the radical policies adopted after 1917 both changed Russia and perpetuated an economic and political rigidity that continues to influence modern society