Boundaries of Utopia - Imagining Communism from Plato to Stalin

ISBN-13: 9780815364320 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 234 str.

The Netherlands) Erik (University of Amsterdam van Ree

Opis

The idea that socialism could be established in a single country was adopted as an official doctrine by the Soviet Union in 1925, led by Stalin and Bukharin. Before this many had thought that socialism could only be secured on a wider scale, across all Europe or wider still. The book traces the debate from Plato onwards, arguing that although the prevailing view is that socialism was only considered possible if it was universal, in fact "socialism in one country" also had long roots.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Communism as New Jerusalem  2. Communism as Utopia  3. Communism as Armed Fortress  4. Communism as Triple Alliance  5. Permanent Revolution  6. Marxist Patriotism  7. Socialism as Trading Company  8. Socialism as Vast State  9. Russian Socialism Takes a Backseat  10. Marxism in Industrialised Germany  11. Socialism as Autarky  12. Socialism as War Economy  13. Socialisation of the National Economy  14. Socialism in One Country  15. The Great Debate  Conclusion

O autorze

Erik van Ree is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of East European/European Studies at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands