A history of modern Russia : from Nicholas II to Vladimir Putin / Robert Service.

By:

Service, Robert, 1947-

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TextPublication details: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, c2003.Description: xxxvii, 658 p. : maps b&w ; 21 cmISBN:

067401801X

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DDC classification:

947.084

Contents:

Maps: 1) The Russian Empire in 1900; 2) The Soviet Union, 1924-1936; 3) The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe after 1945; 4) The Commonwealth of Independent states in 1977; 5) The Russian Federation in 1977 -- Introduction -- Ch. 1. And Russia? 1900-1914 -- Ch. 2. The fall of Romanovs 1914-1917 -- Pt 1 -- Ch. 3. Conflicts and crises 1917 -- Ch. 4. The October revolution 1917-1918 -- Ch. 5. New world, old world -- Ch. 6. Civil Wars 1918-1921 -- Ch. 7. The new economic policy 1921-1928 -- Ch. 8. Leninism and its discontents -- Pt. 2 -- Ch. 9. The first five-year plan 1928-1932 -- Ch. 10. Fortresses under storm: culture, religion, nation -- Ch. 11. Terror upon terror 1934-1938 -- Ch. 12. Coping with big brothers -- Ch. 13. The Second World War 1939-1945 -- Ch. 14. Suffering and struggle 1941-1945 -- Pt. 3 -- Ch. 15. The hammers of peace 1945-1953 -- Ch. 16. The despot and his masks -- Ch. 17. 'De-Stalinization' 1953-1961 -- Ch. 18. Hopes unsettled 1961-1964 -- Ch. 19. Stabilization 1964-1970 -- Pt. 4 -- Ch. 20. 'Developed socialism' 1970-1982 -- Ch. 21. Privilege and alienation -- Ch. 22. Towards reform 1982-1985 -- Ch. 23. Glasnost and Perestroika 1986-1988 -- Ch. 24. Imploding Imperium 1989 -- Ch. 25. Hail and farewell 1990-1991 -- Ch. 26. Power and the market 1992-1993 -- Ch. 27. And Russia? 1994-2002 -- Afterword: past and prospects.

Summary: Russia had an extraordinary twentieth century, undergoing upheaval and transformation. Updating his acclaimed History of Twentieth-Century Russia through 2002, Robert Service provides a panoramic perspective on a country whose Soviet past encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror, and two world wars. He shows how seven decades of communist rule, which penetrated every aspect of Soviet life, continue to influence Russia today. This new edition also discusses continuing economic and social difficulties at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the military campaign in Chechnya, and Russia's reduced role on the world stage.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Maps: 1) The Russian Empire in 1900; 2) The Soviet Union, 1924-1936; 3) The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe after 1945; 4) The Commonwealth of Independent states in 1977; 5) The Russian Federation in 1977 --
Introduction --
Ch. 1. And Russia? 1900-1914 --
Ch. 2. The fall of Romanovs 1914-1917 --
Pt 1 --
Ch. 3. Conflicts and crises 1917 --
Ch. 4. The October revolution 1917-1918 --
Ch. 5. New world, old world --
Ch. 6. Civil Wars 1918-1921 --
Ch. 7. The new economic policy 1921-1928 --
Ch. 8. Leninism and its discontents --
Pt. 2 --
Ch. 9. The first five-year plan 1928-1932 --
Ch. 10. Fortresses under storm: culture, religion, nation --
Ch. 11. Terror upon terror 1934-1938 --
Ch. 12. Coping with big brothers --
Ch. 13. The Second World War 1939-1945 --
Ch. 14. Suffering and struggle 1941-1945 --
Pt. 3 --
Ch. 15. The hammers of peace 1945-1953 --
Ch. 16. The despot and his masks --
Ch. 17. 'De-Stalinization' 1953-1961 --
Ch. 18. Hopes unsettled 1961-1964 --
Ch. 19. Stabilization 1964-1970 --
Pt. 4 --
Ch. 20. 'Developed socialism' 1970-1982 --
Ch. 21. Privilege and alienation --
Ch. 22. Towards reform 1982-1985 --
Ch. 23. Glasnost and Perestroika 1986-1988 --
Ch. 24. Imploding Imperium 1989 --
Ch. 25. Hail and farewell 1990-1991 --
Ch. 26. Power and the market 1992-1993 --
Ch. 27. And Russia? 1994-2002 --
Afterword: past and prospects.

Russia had an extraordinary twentieth century, undergoing upheaval and transformation. Updating his acclaimed History of Twentieth-Century Russia through 2002, Robert Service provides a panoramic perspective on a country whose Soviet past encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror, and two world wars. He shows how seven decades of communist rule, which penetrated every aspect of Soviet life, continue to influence Russia today. This new edition also discusses continuing economic and social difficulties at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the military campaign in Chechnya, and Russia's reduced role on the world stage.

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