Ronald Kowalski

The Russian Revolution (eBook, ePUB)

1917-1921

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 has provided fresh perspectives from which to view the Revolution out of which it grew. The Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, by Ronald Kowalski, reviews the ever-changing debate on the nature of the Russian Revolution.

This collection of documents and sources includes:

* newspapers, memoirs and literature
* commentary and background information of each source
* a narrative of the major events of the period
* new material made available since the policy of glasnost
* a re-examination of World War One and the Revolution
* focus on thematic issues such as the actions of peasants and workers.

For students of European history this will provide interesting and informative reading on this major event in Russia's turbulent past.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134803637
• Artikelnr.: 38453370

Autorenporträt

Ronald Kowalski is Senior Lecturer in Russian History at Worcester College of Higher Education, Worcester.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 The historiography of the Revolution
Part 2 The course of the Revolution
Chapter 2 The impact of war
Chapter 3 The February Revolution and the origins of Dual Power
Chapter 4 Politics and crises
Chapter 5 The Kornilov affair
Chapter 6 The October Revolution
Chapter 7 The origins of the Bolshevik dictatorship
Chapter 8 The Civil War
Part 3 The issues of the Revolution
Chapter 9 Agriculture and the peasants
Chapter 10 Industry and the workers
Chapter 11 The national minorities
Chapter 12 The war and the army
Part 4 Opposition
Chapter 13 Communist oppositions
Chapter 14 The Mensheviks and the Social Revolutionaries
Chapter 15 The Communist autocracy challenged
Part 5 Conclusion
Chapter 16 The roots of the Communist autocracy