ENGLISH

A History of the Soviet Union

By Peter Kenez

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0521864372, 9780521864374
Open Library ID
OL7767281M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3033562 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
342\353
Topic
History
Library
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Time added
2010-01-11 02:35:34
Исторические дисциплины;История России;Новейшая ис

Description

An examination of political, social and cultural developments in the Soviet Union. The book identifies the social tensions and political inconsistencies that spurred radical change in the government of Russia, from the turn of the century to the revolution of 1917. Kenez envisions that revolution as a crisis of authority that posed the question, 'Who shall govern Russia?' This question was resolved with the creation of the Soviet Union. Kenez traces the development of the Soviet Union from the Revolution, through the 1920s, the years of the New Economic Policies and into the Stalinist order. He shows how post-Stalin Soviet leaders struggled to find ways to rule the country without using Stalin's methods but also without openly repudiating the past, and to negotiate a peaceful but antipathetic coexistence with the capitalist West. In this new edition, he also examines the post-Soviet period, tracing Russia's development up to the present day.

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