Russia''s Long Twentieth Century - Voices, Memories, Contested Perspectives

Covering the sweep of Russian history from empire to Soviet Union to post-Soviet state, this new edition of Russia's Long Twentieth Century is an accessible textbook that encourages students to start a lively conversation with Russia's storied past.

Sommario

An Introduction for Students and Instructors 1. Empire and Modernization 2. Alternative Visions on the Eve of War and Revolution 3. Constructing the Socialist Order 4. Making a New World and New People 5. Revolution from Above 6. Making Sense of Stalinism: Enthusiasm and Terror 7. The Great Fatherland War and the Origins of the Cold War 8. Cold War, Culture, and Everyday Life 9. Paradoxes of the Thaw 10. An Era of Stagnation? 11. Gorbachev and the Truth Paradox 12. Legacies of the Soviet Union: Russia since 1991

Info autore

Choi Chatterjee is a Professor of History Emerita at California State University, Los Angeles. Her most recent book is Russia in World History: A Transnational Approach (2022). She is writing a history of the worldly travels of the Russian Orthodox text, The Way of the Pilgrim.
Deborah A. Field was a Professor of History at Adrian College for 21 years and is now a Lecturer at the University of Michigan, interested in gender and everyday life. She is the author of Private Life and Communist Morality in Khrushchev's Russia (2007).
Lisa A. Kirschenbaum is a Professor of History at West Chester University. Her research explores how ordinary people navigated the traumas of the twentieth century. Her most recent book is Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists: Ilf and Petrov's American Road Trip (2024).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Choi Field Chatterjee, Chatterjee Choi, Deborah A. Field, Kirschenbaum Lisa A.
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.06.2025, ritardato
• EAN: 9781032759074
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3275907-4
• Pagine: 332
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Eastern Europe, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Regional / International studies, History and Archaeology, The Cold War, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Russia / General