The Twentieth Century Russia Reader

ISBN-13: 9780415583084 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 368 str.

Alastair Kocho-Williams

Opis

Russia experienced war, revolution and collapse in the 20th century, all of which brought challenges, especially in international affairs. Only by examining the whole century can Russia be understood and key questions as to the impact of war, revolution, collapse, the Cold War and Russia's post-Soviet development be addressed. The Twentieth Century Russia Reader is, thus, a key resource for students of Russian history across this turbulent period. It contains key articles on history and politics from across the period; from the last Tsar, the Russian Revolution, the Soviet Union and World War Two, right up to the post-Soviet period.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Russia under the last Tsar  2. Russia in Revolution and Civil War, 1917-1921  3. The Soviet Union in the interwar years  4. The Second World War and the onset of the Cold War  5. The Krushchev and Brezhnev Era  6. Gorbachev, reform and collapse  7. Post-Soviet Russia

O autorze

Alastair Kocho-Williams is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of the West of England. He is the author of The Russian and Soviet Diplomatic Corps, 1900-1939 (Palgrave Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations, forthcoming 2009)