Imperial and Soviet Russia : power, privilege, and the challenge of modernity
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Imperial and Soviet Russia : power, privilege, and the challenge of modernity
Macmillan Press, c1997
- : hbk
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Originally published: Power and privilege . Melbourne : Addison-Wesley Longman Australia
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
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.
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