David Christian (Associate of, Christian

Imperial and Soviet Russia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is an interpretative history of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union between 1850 and 1991. During this tumultuous period, the countries of this vast area were transformed from traditional, agrarian societies into modern industrial states. Like China, the Soviet Union underwent this transition under the banner of communism. After introductory chapters on traditional Russian history and lifeways, David Christian discusses how these transformations affected both governments and ordinary citizens, what they gained, what they endured, and why the Communist experiment ultimately failed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL / Macmillan Education
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 682g
• ISBN-13: 9780333662946
• ISBN-10: 0333662946
• Artikelnr.: 26473050

Autorenporträt

David Christian

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables List of Figures Introduction Medieval and Early Modern Times
The Russian Empire in the Early Nineteenth Century The 'Great Reforms' and
the Rise of a Revolutionary Movement Economic and Social Change before 1914
The 1905 Revolution The Final Decade of Tsarist Rule and the February
Revolution 1917 Civil War and the Origins of a New Social Order The New
Economic Policy Collectivisation and Industrialisation The Stalinist
Political Order The Great Patriotic War Reforming the Stalinist System,
1953 to 1964 Consolidation, Stagnation and Change, 1964 to 1982 Perestroika
and the End of the Soviet Experiment, 1982 to 1991 Conclusion: The Failure
of the Soviet Experiment Statistical Appendix Annotated Bibliography
Glossary Chronology Acknowledgements Index.