Who's Who in Russia Since 1900

ISBN-13: 9780415138987 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 296 str.

UK) Mccauley Martin (University of London

Opis

Who's Who is Russia and the Soviet Union is a unique reference guide which examines the leading political, economic, cultural, military, scientific and sporting personalities from 1900-1991. Through analysis of figures such as Stalin, Brezhnev, Khrushchev, Yeltsin, Ratushinskaya and Sakharov, a comprehensive portrait of Russian and Soviet society in this era emerges. The book takes the reader up to the collapse of the Soviet Union and provides:
- detailed biographical information on each leading figure
- bibliographical references with entries as an aid to further research
- a comprehensive glossary of Russian terms, concepts and institutions and a useful chronology of events
- an accessible and user-friendly A-Z layout
- an invaluable guide for students, teachers, researchers, and the general reader alike.

Spis treści

Introduction, Chronology, WHO’S WHO IN RUSSIA SINCE 1900, Glossary, Maps, Bibliography

O autorze

Martin McCauley is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London. He has specialised in the politics and economics of Russia and Eastern Europe for over twenty-five years, and he acts as a consultant for investment in the former Soviet Union. He is the author of Stalin and Stalinism, The Origins of the Cold War, The Khrushchev Era, and is writing a biography of Mikhail Gorbachev.