Former sunday times young writer of the year discusses books that tell the story of russia in the last century from soviet science fiction set in capitalist wastelands to khrushchev as raconteur. The usa, russia, china triangle and the fall of the soviet. Rare books division, new york public library, astor, lenox and tilden foundations 9 antireligious poster religion is poison. Carr, covering the first twelve years of the history of the soviet union. About russia, its revolutions, its development and its. Figes is famous for his welldoc umented books on russian history, in particular. Yakovlev is president of the international democracy foundation in moscow and chair of russias presidential commission for the rehabilitation of victims of political repression. From the carpathians in the west to the greater khingan range in the east, a huge, flat expanse dominates the eurasian continent. A century after the bolsheviks captured the winter palace, we round up the most illuminating new releases tackling the. Accompanied by a translators introduction and detailed historical explanatory notes, gender and survival in soviet russia sheds new light on the relationship between power, gender, and society in 20thcentury russia. Its life and afterlife mark harrison 07 november 2017 on the centenary of the bolshevik revolution of 1917, this column shows that while the education of women and better survival rates of children improved opportunities for many citizens, soviet russia was a tough and unequal environment in which to be born, live.
Publication date 1958 publisher the macmillan company collection. For any student trying to get a grasp of the essentials of russian history this book is the place to start. The origins and evolution of the soviet banking system. For textbooks about the history of the soviet union in general, i suggest the rise and. The following is a general overview of the history of russia during the period of soviet domination. Organizational principles of the marxist party 44 brief summary 52 chapter three the mensheviks and the bolsheviks in the period of the russojapanese war and the first russian revolution 1904 1907 1. In russias war, a balanced and acute portrayal of a combat theater that claimed more than 40 million soviet lives, richard overy tells the story of how stalin and his commanders held off defeat and engineered the most significant military achievement of the second world war. One of the best introductions to the history of prerevolutionary russia is a textbook, nicholas riasanovskys a history of russia, which scholars have used in their classrooms for over twenty years. The ten years 19171927 saw a radical transformation of the russian empire into a communist state, the soviet union. I was celebrating new years eve of 2000 with my high school friends. Century of violence in soviet russia yale university press. The history of russian banking is a striking example of the complete dependence of a central bank on the ministry of for saintsimonist influence on several ministers of finance, see normano 6, ch. The rise and fall of the soviet union examines the strengths, weaknesses, and contradictions of the first marxist state, and reassesses the role of power, authority and legitimacy in soviet politics. Soviet union history allied intervention, 19181920 with the diehards in siberia 1920, by john ward gutenberg text and illustrated html.
Timeline of russian history history of russia grand duchy of moscow. There are many decent and easy to read books about russia and russian history, but since russian history is very controversial topic which mainly composed of politically and ideologically charged interpretations, you should focus on understand. Download sport in soviet society pdf books pdfbooks. A history of the soviet union from the beginning to the end by peter. Drawing on both primary sources and major interpretive works, this sixth edition updates its existing coverage of the social, economic, cultural. In this very short introduction, geoffrey hosking discusses all aspects of russian history, from the struggle by the state to control society to the transformation of the nation into a multiethnic empire, russias relations with the west, and the postsoviet era. But preussr russia never really competed in the same league as the us, and. My goodness, some of these books helped propel the russian revolution. History of russia this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. History of soviet russia and the soviet union 19171927. Both countries had dabbled in rocket science before that. Further rise of the revolutionary movement in russia.
Widely acclaimed as the best onevolume survey text available, a history of russia presents the whole span of russia s history, from the origins of the kievan state and the building of an empire, to soviet russia, the successor states, and beyond. The history of russias space efforts starts with world war ii. Widely acclaimed as the best onevolume survey text available, a history of russia presents the whole span of russias history, from the origins of the kievan state and the building of an empire, to soviet russia, the successor states, and beyond. Russian and soviet history a bibliography of resources at cornell university library i. This book is thus a vital primary resource for scholars of modern russian history and gender studies, offering a compelling and. An analysis of historical narratives depicting key events. Feb 02, 2001 stalins death and denunciation at the 1956 twentieth party congress unleashed a furor among soviet historians. Postsoviet russia is a rather broad topic, but here are some more recentlywritten books ive had to read for class or have been recommended to me by professors at harvard that give a good sense of the political and social situation there.
Armenian modern history 1993, and the soviet experiment. To cover everything from the origins of the russian people to the collapse of the soviet union in one short book requires great skill, but paul bushkovitch is one of the leading experts on russian history in the world and he manages this task with great insight and panache. Download the cambridge history of russian literature pdf. Radical leftist revolutionaries overthrew russias czar nicholas ii, ending centuries of romanov rule. Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. In it the histories of the other slav peoples is touched upon sufficiently, it is hoped. Essays in the social history of interwar russia new york. A collection of soviet history books on stalin and stalinism. Here, over more than a thousand years, the history and destiny of russia have unfolded. At the end of that huge conflict, german rockets and rocket parts were captured by both the u. A collection of soviet history books on stalin and. During this period the americans approached the chinese, in order to alienate them from the soviets, while the kgb broke the soviet union in order for russia to approach western european countries and export the huge russian oil and natural gas reserves to the big industrial economies of europe. A history of soviet russia is a 14volume work by e.
How and why the soviet republic defeated the combined forces of britishfrenchjapanesepolish intervention and of the bourgeoislandlordwhiteguard counterrevolution in russia 243. Malia does not mince words in his forthright and illuminating book. Lenin lives the lenin cult in soviet russia, enlarged edition by nina tumarkin bibliography sales rank. In addition to these challenges, the russian reformers who came to. Download elites and identities in post soviet space pdf. It was first published from 1950 onward and reissued from 1978 onward.
An electronic version of this book is freely available, thanks to the support. Fishers history of europe, paul crowsons a history of the russian people, and william l. There are, however, wellwritten studies of the russian and soviet society that provide a more balanced view of the russian past. U s s r the story of soviet russia by walter duranty. It encompasses not only the ethnically russian part of the country but. See also russia and soviet union history 18th cpresent note. From early mongol invasions to tsarist regimes to ages of enlightenment and industrialization to revolutions and wars, russia is known not. The twentieth century edited by ronald grigor suny reading russia and the soviet union in the twentieth century. History of the communist party of the soviet union 1939. This short history has been compiled from the study of a number of other works, in particular h. This volume is one in a continuing series of books prepared by the federal. The rise and fall of the soviet union longman history of. In this edition of a history of russia, paul dukes takes full account of the.
Lebedev, who was born in moscow in 1981, picks 10 books that explain russias complicated past and present. The soviet union had its origins in the russian revolution of 1917. Finance, and oft and privately ow no other country clearly a tool ofg of finance,2 and designed to stin national interest. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. Its a wellresearched, fascinating look at how the soviet union was affected and reacted to the german invasion and the four years of conflict that followed. An history of soviet russia socialism in one country 1924 1926 by edward hallett carr. Books are a key resource for information about russia and the soviet union from the early eighteenth century to the present. This book also stands on the precipice of an epoch changing event.
In russia s war, a balanced and acute portrayal of a combat theater that claimed more than 40 million soviet lives, richard overy tells the story of how stalin and his commanders held off defeat and engineered the most significant military achievement of the second world war. Some of those books describe serfdom and the russian culture better than many history books can. The story of soviet russia by walter duranty and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Including firstperson accounts, anecdotes, illustrations and diagrams to illustrate key concepts, mccauley provides a seminal history of this. The incarnation of early soviet ideology princeton. Cambridge core european studies a history of the soviet union from the beginning to the end. Soviet russia in the 1930s by sheila fitzpatrick, stalin. Russias thousandyear history is replete with colorful leaders, global and continental.
The third volume of the cambridge history of russia provides an. More than 1 million books in pdf, epub, mobi, tuebl and audiobook formats. As in all research, be sure to evaluate what you find, be it an article, book, or web page. Search for a history of soviet literature books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library. His many publications on russian history include looking toward ararat.
He was soviet ambassador to canada from 1973 to 1983, then returned to the soviet union to become the main architect of perestroika under gorbachev. In fact, contrary to pipes, the soviet experience taken as a whole is a classic illustration of the misesian philosophy of history. Download the ebook the cambridge history of russia. Many of those books actually have a lot to do with russian history. The subject headings listed in this section can be used to find books related to this topic in any library catalog which uses library of congress subject headings, including csus library catalog it is not an exhaustive list. Carr and the history of soviet russia the russian revolution from lenin to stalin i9i71929. In a sweeping narrative, one of the englishspeaking worlds leading historians of russia follows this story from the first emergence of the slavs in the historical record in the. Hosking, a leading international authority, examines russian history in an. They were dedicated to a version of marxism developed by vladimir lenin. I actually disagree with removing the fiction books. Soviet russia covers 19171922 and soviet union covers the years 1922 to 1991.
For full coverage of the history of the soviet union, see the article union of soviet socialist republics. The february revolution of 1917 was spontaneous, leaderless, and fueled by deep resentment over the economic and social conditions that had prevailed in. A short history of the soviet and russian space program. Extras indybest books nonfiction books 6 best russian history books. Book description html the second half of the 20th century was marked by the american soviet rivalry. The best books on 20th century russia recommended by francis spufford. Pages in category history books about the soviet union the following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. Despite attempts of stalinist apparatchiks to stem the tide of historical revision, in the 1960s a small group of antistalinist historians continued to fight for historical truth, setting them on a collision course with the party political elite. Raico is professor of history at the state university of new york college at buffalo, and the author of marxist dreams and soviet realities, published by the cato institute. The best books on 20th century russia five books expert. One of the least biased and most balanced accounts of the soviet union one can find, this author traveled throughout the country interviewing soviet citizens on various questions. I have not based my book on theories but on the actual russian background of. If youre interested in wwii, i usually recommend ivans war by catherine merridale.
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