Writing History in Twentieth-Century Russia: A View from Within

ISBN-13: 9781349414765 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 201 str.

A. Litvin

Recenzje

'...a timely and valuable study of Russian and Soviet historiography...It is to be recommended not only to specialists in Russian affairs but also to anyone interested in learning how politics shape and determine the writing of history.' - John Gonzalez, Revolutionary Russia

Spis treści

PART I: RUSSIA'S HISTORICAL PROFESSION Did Scholarly Tradition Survive? PART II: FICTION AND FACT IN SOVIET HISTORY Approaching the Past The October Revolution The Civil War The Age of Stalin The 'Great' Terror World War II PART II: RUSSIA AND THE WIDER WORLD The Nationalities Problem Soviet Foreign Policy Conclusions Appendices Notes Bibliography Index

O autorze

ALTER L. LITVIN studied at Kazan State University where he is now Professor of History and Historiography. He has written many books dealing with the Russian civil war, problems of historiography and most recently political terror in Soviet Russia.

JOHN KEEP attended the University of London where he later taught Russian history (1954-70); he then became Professor of Russian History at the University of Toronto. He now lives in Switzerland. He is the author of eight monographs or edited volumes and many articles on various aspects of Russian history and politics.