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Reginald E. Zelnik, who died in a tragic accident in May 2004, was one of the most respected and beloved historians of Russia. He taught for decades at University of California, Berkeley and served as a fervent activist in the free speech movement, advocating for student and faculty rights. In tribute to Zelnik¿s career at Berkeley and his professional contributions, the volume includes a list of his Ph.D. students at Berkeley, and his curriculum vitae.
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Donald W. Treadgold Studies on Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia: An Inaugural Volume--Glennys Young
Acknowledgments--Glennys Young
Preface--Glennys Young
Reggie's Bebels: An Introduction--Yuri Slezkine
Perils of Pankratova: Some Stories from the Annals of Soviet Historiography--Reginald E. Zelnik
Anna Pankratova's Speech at the XXth Party Congress--Excerpts translated by Yuri Slezkine
Discussions Concerning Voprosy Istorii, October 1956--Excerpts translated by Yuri Slezkine
Before Class: Reginald Zelnik as Labor Historian--Laura Engelstein
In and Out of Class: Reginald Zelnik as Teacher and Mentor--Benjamin Nathans
Professor and Politics: Reginald Zelnik as Campus Leader--David A. Hollinger
Appendixes
Reginald E. Zelnik's Ph.D. Students at the University of California, Berkeley
Reginald E. Zelnik's Curriculum Vitae
About the author
Professor
Reginald E. Zelnik, who died in a tragic accident in May 2004, was one of the most respected and beloved historians of Russia. He taught for decades at University of California, Berkeley and served as a fervent activist in the free speech movement, advocating for student and faculty rights. In tribute to Zelnik's career at Berkeley and his professional contributions, the volume includes a list of his Ph.D. students at Berkeley, and his curriculum vitae.
Summary
Provides a biography of Anna Pankratova, a woman from Odessa who became a leading labour historian and academic administrator in the Soviet Union, from the 1920s to her death. This work portrays her as a victim and a victimizer. It also includes excerpts from two Soviet texts. One of them is her historic speech on the menace of Stalinist legacies.
