The Romanovs ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917, so it is no wonder that the overthrow of this long-lived dynasty and the events that followed evoked passionate debate. The Russian Revolution of 1917 was followed by the Russian Civil War, pitting "Red" against "White" and, ultimatel…
"Since the fall of Soviet Russia, there has been much reflection on the significance of the Russian Revolution, a desperate time in the country's history that paved the way for the horrors of Stalin's regime. Now historian S.A. Smith uses new sources and archives to examine the …
"Since the fall of Soviet Russia, there has been much reflection on the significance of the Russian Revolution, a desperate time in the country's history that paved the way for the horrors of Stalin's regime. Now historian S.A. Smith uses new sources and archives to examine the …
"During the 1920s and 1930s thousands of European and American writers, professionals, scientists, artists, and intellectuals made a pilgrimage to experience the "Soviet experiment" for themselves. Showcasing the Great Experiment explores the reception of these intellectuals and…
'Showcasing the Great Experiment' provides the most far-reaching account of Soviet methods of cultural diplomacy innovated to influence Western intellectuals and foreign visitors.
During the 1920s and 1930s thousands of European and American writers, professionals, scientists, artists, and intellectuals made a pilgrimage to experience the "Soviet experiment" for themselves. Showcasing the Great Experiment explores the reception of these intellectuals and …
The unknown Lenin: from the secret archive
Geoffrey Hosking traces the evolution of the Soviet political system from its revolutionary origins in 1917 to the collapse instigated by Gorbachev's perestroika.