A History of the Urals : Russia's Crucible from Early Empire to the Post-Soviet Era

ISBN-13: 9781472573773 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 248 str.

Paul Dukes

Opis

The Urals are best known as the boundary between Europe and Asia. A History of the Urals demonstrates the region's importance in its own right, as a crucible of Russia's defence industry in particular. In the first English-language book to explore the subject fully, Paul Dukes examines the region's contribution to the power of the state in tsarist, Soviet and post-Soviet times, offering a refreshing antidote to Moscow-centric interpretations of Russian history. The book contextualises more recent periods with chapters on the earlier years of the Urals and covers the key environmental as well as economic, political and cultural themes.The book contains illustrations and maps, plus lists of books and websites, as aids to further research and understanding of the subject. A History of the Urals is an important book that provides new and valuable insights for all students of Russian history.

Recenzje

Paul Dukes' book places the economic development of the Urals into the overall context of the political and social development of Russia and the Soviet Union with great effectiveness ... [A] perceptive book. History Today 20160101

Spis treści

Introduction1. The Arrival of the Russian Empire, to 17252. Tsarist Modernisation, 1725-18253. Reaction and Reform, 1825-18944. From Tsarist to Soviet Russia, 1894-19215. Soviet Modernisation and the Great Patriotic War, 1921-19456. Reconstruction and the Cold War, 1945-19687. Stagnation and Collapse, 1968-19918. The New Russia, 1991-2012EpilogueBibliographyIndex

O autorze

PAUL DUKES is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen, UK.