Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia and the USSR
1861-1945 offers a broad interpretive account of Russian
history from the emancipation of the serfs to the end of World War
II.
* Provides a coherent overview of Russia's development from 1861
through to 1945
* Reflects the latest scholarship by taking a thematic approach
to Russian history and bridging the 'revolutionary
divide' of 1917
* Covers political, economic, cultural, and everyday life issues
during a period of major changes in Russian history
* Addresses throughout the diversity of national groups,
cultures, and religions in the Russian Empire and USSR
* Shows how the radical policies adopted after 1917 both changed
Russia and perpetuated an economic and political rigidity that
continues to influence modern society
Autorentext
Theodore R. Weeks is Professor of History at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He is author of Nation and State in Late Imperial Russia (1996) and From Assimilation to Antisemitism: The Jewish Question in Poland, 1855 to 1914 (2006).
Klappentext
Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia, 1861-1945 presents an ambitious interpretive account of Russian history from the abolition of serfdom by Alexander II to the end of World War II. By taking into account seven fundamental themes - Politics, Society, Nations, Modernization, Beliefs, World, and Culture - the author recounts the turbulent series of events, influences, reforms, and revolutions that transformed the vast country from a backward society into one of the world's two great "super-powers."
At the same time we see how the great changes brought about by the Revolution of 1917 left the USSR with many of the same problems of the Tsarist era, including the challenges of poverty, underdevelopment, and a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual population. The book also reveals how the radical policies adopted after the Bolshevik takeover both changed the face of Russia while perpetuating an economic and political rigidity whose effects continue into the twenty-first century.
With its unique thematic approach and careful balance of political, economic, and cultural issues, Across the Revolutionary Divide is a thought-provoking overview of one of the most fascinating periods of Russian history.
Zusammenfassung
Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia and the USSR 1861-1945 offers a broad interpretive account of Russian history from the emancipation of the serfs to the end of World War II.
- Provides a coherent overview of Russia's development from 1861 through to 1945
- Reflects the latest scholarship by taking a thematic approach to Russian history and bridging the 'revolutionary divide' of 1917
- Covers political, economic, cultural, and everyday life issues during a period of major changes in Russian history
- Addresses throughout the diversity of national groups, cultures, and religions in the Russian Empire and USSR
- Shows how the radical policies adopted after 1917 both changed Russia and perpetuated an economic and political rigidity that continues to influence modern society
Inhalt
Illustrations viii
Series Editor's Preface ix
Acknowledgments xii
Introduction 1
1. Politics 18
2. Society 53
3. Nations 87
4. Modernization 117
5. Belief 147
6. World 175
7. Culture 204
Conclusion 234
Timeline 248
Notes 252
Select Bibliography 269
Index 275