Politics and the People in Revolutionary Russia - A Provincial History

Klappentext An analysis of Russian democracy's collapse in 1917 through the experiences of ordinary people. Zusammenfassung After the collapse of the Romanov dynasty in February 1917! Russia was subject to an eight month experiment in democracy. In this study! Sarah Badcock studies its failure through an exploration of the experiences and motivations of ordinary people! men and women! urban and rural! military and civilian. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The February Revolution: whose story to believe?; 3. The Socialist Revolutionary Party, and the place of party politics; 4. Choosing local leaders; 5. Talking to the people and shaping Revolution; 6. Soldiers and their wives; 7. 'Water is yours, light is yours, the land is yours, the wood is yours'; 8. Feeding Russia; Conclusions; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Badcock, Sarah Badcock, Sarah (University of Nottingham) Badcock, Badcock Sarah
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521182256
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18225-6
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: New Studies in European Histor; New Studies in European History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Russia, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Russian Revolution, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, 1917–1923 (Russian Revolutionary period), HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions