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Critical Companion to the Russian Revolution 1914-1921 Book

Drawing on the work of dozens of scholars from Russia, Europe, Japan, and the United States, this encyclopedic volume provides a useful overview of the early years of the Soviet Union. Among the topics covered are the collapse of the moderate Kerensky government and the rise of Bolshevik power, the sweeping militarization of Soviet society (the Red Army had 4,400,000 regulars in 1920), and the contribution of members of the Russian intelligentsia to the apparatus of the Soviet state. Students of Soviet history will find this compendium, which weighs in at nearly 800 pages, to be a valuable resource. Read More

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    The "Companion" constitutes a landmark in the study of the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Civil War. Published in parallel in English and Russian, it provides direct access to modern research on the subject. It is able to reflect the impact on the study of the Revolution made by the collapse of the USSR; much freer access to the archives; current concern with the analysis of language, discourse and identity; and the new opportunities for collaboration between Russian and non-Russian specialists drawn from across the world.
    Edward Acton, Professor of Modern European History, University of East Anglia, UK
    William G Rosenberg, Professor of Modern Russian and Soviet History, University of Michigan,
    Vladimir Cherniaev, Institute of Russian History, RAN, St Petersburg, Russia
    The "Companion" constitutes a landmark in the study of the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Civil War. Published in parallel in English and Russian, it provides direct access to modern research on the subject. It is able to reflect the impact on the study of the Revolution made by the collapse of the USSR; much freer access to the archives; current concern with the analysis of language, discourse and identity; and the new opportunities for collaboration between Russian and non-Russian specialists drawn from across the world.
    "One of the most comprehensive surveys of the new information becoming available about the Russian Revolution and the new interpretations of the revolutionary period."—Kirkus Reviews
    "One of the most comprehensive surveys of the new information becoming available about the Russian Revolution and the new interpretations of the revolutionary period."—Kirkus Reviews

    "A landmark reference work."—Lingua Franca

    "Breaks the mold of the anti-soviet paradigm."—Library Journal

    "It is well edited, and the historians are well chosen...the collection as a whole provides a succint exposition of the different interpretations of key issues."—The Economist

    "The truly impressive work is an invaluable addition to studies of the Russian Revolution, a book one hopes will find its way into all college and university libraries as well as into public libraries and personal collections."—Slavic Review

    "Acton and his colleagues deserve great credit for bringing together the best of contemporary expertise on a host of historical problems."—English Historical Review

    "A great accomplishment that will be useful to every student of the period for many years to come."—The Russian Review

  • 0253333334
  • 9780253333339
  • 1 January 1997
  • Indiana University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 782
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