Russian Revolution

Russian Revolution

by Fitzpatrick, Sheila

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This fully updated new edition of Sheila Fitzpatrick's classic short history of the Russian Revolution takes into account the new evidence that has come to light since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, incorporating material that was previously inaccessible not only to Western but also to Soviet historians - ;The Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the twentieth century. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet regime and the opening of its archives, it h…

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  • Full title :Russian Revolution.

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This fully updated new edition of Sheila Fitzpatrick's classic short history of the Russian Revolution takes into account the new evidence that has come to light since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, incorporating material that was previously inaccessible not only to Western but also to Soviet historians - ;The Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the twentieth century. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet regime and the opening of its archives, it has become possible to step back and see the full picture. This fully updated new edition of Sheila F.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2008.
  • Edition:3rd ed

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (450 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780191528712, 0191528714
  • oclc:on1058568656
  • LC Classification:DK265.F48 2008
  • Dewey Decimal:947.084/1

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Setting; The society; The revolutionary tradition; The 1905 Revolution and its aftermath; the First World War; 2 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; 3 The Civil War; The Civil War, the Red Army, and the Cheka; War Communism; Visions of the new world; The Bolsheviks in power; 4 NEP and the Future of the Revolution; The discipline of retreat; The problem of bureaucracy; The leadership struggle.

Building socialism in one country5 Stalin's Revolution; Stalin versus the Right; The industrialization drive; Collectivization; Cultural Revolution; 6 Ending the Revolution; 'Revolution accomplished'; 'Revolution betrayed'; The Terror; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.

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