Reform in Modern Russian History

Progress or Cycle?
Herausgeber: Hamilton, Lee H.; Taranovski, Theodore; McInerny, Peggy

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume provides a comparative study of the problems and prospects of reform in modern Russian history. Drawn from contributions to a conference sponsored by the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the book raises important methodological and historiographic questions regarding the content, scope, and significance of various reform efforts, ranging from the Great Reforms of Tsar Alexander II to attempts undertaken by Khrushchev and Gorbachev to salvage the Soviet system. One of the recurrent themes raised is whether these attempts to modernize the political and social system were a cyclical series of failures or demonstrate a pattern of progressive development. Reform in Modern Russian History favors the latter interpretation and provides an excellent background for all who want to understand the shape of modern Russian history, the significance of Gorbachev, and the roots of contemporary Russian politics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 886g
• ISBN-13: 9780521451772
• ISBN-10: 0521451779
• Artikelnr.: 21484201

Inhaltsangabe

1. The problem of reform in Russian and Soviet history Theodore Taranovski;
Part I. Traditions of Reform in Late Imperial Russia: 2. 'Revolution from
Above' in Russia: reflections on Natan Eidel'man's last book and related
matters Terence Emmons; 3. Russia falls back Russia catches up: three
generations of Russian reformers Valentina G. Cherukha and Boris V.
Anan'ich; 4. From reforms 'from above' to revolution 'from below' Larisa G.
Zakharova; 5. Reforms and political culture in prerevolutionary Russia:
Commentary Daniel Field; Part II. Autocracy and the Challenge of
Constitutionalism: 6. The social problem in Russia 1906-1914: Stolypin's
agrarian reform Avenir P. Korelin; 7. Agricultural reform and political
change: the case of Stolypin David A. J. Macey; 8. United government and
the crisis of autocracy 1905-1914 David M. McDonald; 9. Russia's parliament
of public opinion: association assembly and the autocracy 1906-1914 Joseph
Bradley; 10. The reforming tradition in Russian and Soviet history:
Commentary Alfred J. Rieber; Part III. The Uncertain Interlude: 11. The
evolution of Bolshevik cultural policies during the first years of Soviet
power Peter Kenez; 12. Local power in the 1920s: police and administrative
reform Neil B. Weissman; 13. The antibureaucratic campaigns of the 1920s
Daniel T. Orlovsky; 14. The inconsistency of NEP: Commentary Ben Eklof; 15.
Khrushchev and the crisis of the regime of the Marxian prince Carl A.
Linden; 16. Khrushchev's reforms in the light of perestroika Vitalii S.
Lel'chuk; 17. Perestroika: a revival of Khruschevian reform or a new idea
of socialist state Giulietto Chiesa; 18. Khruschev and Gorbachev -
similarity and difference: commentary Robert V. Daniels; 19. The reformer's
dilemma - damned if it's reform, damned if it's revolution: Commentary
William Taubman; Part V. The Past, the Present and the Future: 20.
Perestroika and the role of representative institutions in contemporary
Soviet politics Sergei B. Stankevich; 21. Glasnost in Russia and the USSR:
the 1860s and the 1980s Iurii M. Baturin; 22. Reform and revolution:
Commentary Blair Ruble; 23. The fifth Russian revolution: Commentary Robert
C. Tucker; 24. The return to normalcy: commentary Theodore Taranovski.