Motherland: Russia in the 20th Century

ISBN-13: 9780582438347 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 388 str.

David R. Marples

Opis

David Marples looks back at the Soviet century and examines the relationship between the Communist state and the Russian national idea. He concludes that ultimately, it was the ideal of the motherland that brought about the end of communism in Russia.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements.  Introduction.  Maps.  1   From Tsarism to Revolution, 1896-1917.  2   The October Revolution, 1917-1921.  3   The Period of Hope - NEP and Revival, 1921-1928.  4   The Period of Change: Collectivization, Industrialization, and the Great Purge, 1929-1940.  5   Soviet Foreign Policy in the Interwar Period, 1919-1940.  6   The Great Patriotic War and Aftermath, 1941-1953.  7   Internal Politics under Khruschev, 1953-1964.  8   Foreign Policy during the early Cold War, 1945-1963.  9   The Brezhnev Regime and the Aftermath, 1964-1984.  10 The Gorbachev Regime, 1985-1991.  11 Epilogue, 1992-1999.  Bibliography.  Index.

O autorze

David R. Marples