Theodore R Weeks

Across the Revolutionary Divide

Russia and the Ussr, 1861-1945

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 ofone of the most fascinating periods of Russian history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781405169615
• ISBN-10: 1405169613
• Artikelnr.: 23586343

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations.

Series Editor's Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

1. Politics.

2. Society.

3. Nations.

4. Modernization.

5. Belief.

6. World.

7. Culture.

Conclusion.

Timeline.

Notes.

Select Bibliography.

Index.

Rezensionen

"There are different ways to write a survey of Russianhistory, and most of them have been tried many times. Yet SimonDixon, the editor of this excellent three-volume series, hasinvited his authors to do something new." (Slavonicand East European Review, 1 April 2012)

"On the whole, there are many positives in this work. Thethematic approach makes it clear that certain characteristics werepresent in both tsarist and Soviet times, and that significantcontinuities were evident within the political and social aspectsof revolutionary Russia." (Revolutionary Russia, 2 December2011)

"Recommended. Most levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 May 2011)"This is a superb interpretive history that integrates the latestresearch and thoughtfully presents the story of modern Russia in anaccessible and elegant way."
--Robert D. Crews, Stanford University

"Drawing on the latest scholarship, Ted Weeks has written afirst-rate account of Russian history from the emancipation of theserfs in 1861 to the end of the World War II. Students and scholarsalike will derive great benefit from his accessible prose andanalytical insights. Highly recommended."
--Glennys Young, University of Washington

"A thought-provoking book which sheds fresh light on this periodof Russian history, by overcoming the conventional narrative inbridging the tsarist and the Soviet era, and by following athematic instead of a chronological structure"
--Andreas Kappeler, University of Vienna