1917 and the Consequences

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The Russian Revolution of 1917 has been one of the most important events of modern history. It changed the course of the events not only in Russia but, on a wider scale, across the world while it influenced the flow of history throughout the twentieth century until the fall of the Soviet Union and, to some extent, well beyond this time. Radical change in Russia triggered social revolutions and reformations across Europe, while authoritarian systems shaped their societies according to the Russian model. This book analyses these forces, particularly at the European periphery which has been underexplored until this volume. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of illustrations Abbreviations Notes on contributors 1. Introduction Notes 2. 7 November in post-Soviet politics of history Introduction Tradition vs innovation: the 1990s Patriotism first! The Putin era since 2000 Non-starter: theday of national unity What to do with 1917? Résumé Notes 3. In search of a ‘red’: East Central Europe’s responses to the Russian Revolutions Revolution revisited Conclusion Notes 4. “Drown it in Lenin’s and his Jewish creatures’ blood”: Danish reactions to the 1917 Russian Revolution Part one: the firstyear reactions Part two: the split Part three: the contested commemoration in the Cold War era Trotskyist and Maoist alternative realities Revival and downfall of the communist commemoration Epilogue Notes 5. The intervention of the German Empire in the Finnish Civil War 1917/18: from revolutionary state to kingdom Finland 1917/18 in Finnish and German historiography The German Empire’s diplomatic and intelligence activities in the Nordic countries from the beginning of the First World War The short-lived Kingdom of Finland Summary Notes 6. Perceptions of the 1917 Revolution in Latvia and Estonia Introduction End of the Great War and interwar period Second World War and soviet occupation period Since 1991 Conclusion Notes 7. The meaning of Kruty: remembering the 1917–1921 revolution and the struggle for Ukrainian statehood Introduction Writing the history of the Battle of Kruty Remembering the Battle of Kruty Conclusion Notes 8. The reverberations of the October 1917 Revolution and the state of siege in interwar Romania “Everything is collapsing around us:” the Romanian Kingdom facing the impact of the Russian Revolutions of 1917 The October Revolution and the Romanian socialist movement: conspiratorial paradigms and the state of siege Amplifying political violence: labour unrest, political radicalism and the extensive use of state of siege (1918–1938) Conclusions Notes 9. 1917, a turning point in neutral countries: Great War and Russian Revolution in Spain (and Argentina) Introduction Spain during the Great War: disputes over neutrality 1917: aturning point After the war: the appearance of international communism Comparing neutrals: Spain and Argentina Notes Index of names Index of places