A Companion to the Russian Revolution - (Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History) by Daniel Orlovsky (Hardcover)
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- A compendium of original essays and contemporary viewpoints on the 1917 Revolution The Russian revolution of 1917 reverberated throughout an empire that covered one-sixth of the world.
- About the Author: Daniel Orlovsky was born in Chicago and educated at Harvard (AB, AM PH.D.).
- 496 Pages
- History, Russia & the Former Soviet Union
- Series Name: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History
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About the Book
"The long term causes of the Russian revolution reach deeply into the history of Tsarist Russia. The powerful Tsarist state was confronted by economic and social change as it sought to maintain its position as a great imperial power. The abolition of serfdom in the 1860s brought fundamental changes to Russian society, while urbanisation accelerated the development of a middle class and brought millions of working people to Russia's cities."--Book Synopsis
A compendium of original essays and contemporary viewpoints on the 1917 Revolution
The Russian revolution of 1917 reverberated throughout an empire that covered one-sixth of the world. It altered the geo-political landscape of not only Eurasia, but of the entire globe. The impact of this immense event is still felt in the present day. The historiography of the last two decades has challenged conceptions of the 1917 revolution as a monolithic entity-- the causes and meanings of revolution are many, as is reflected in contemporary scholarship on the subject.
A Companion to the Russian Revolution offers more than thirty original essays, written by a team of respected scholars and historians of 20th century Russian history. Presenting a wide range of contemporary perspectives, the Companion discusses topics including the dynamics of violence in war and revolution, Russian political parties, the transformation of the Orthodox church, Bolshevism, Liberalism, and more. Although primarily focused on 1917 itself, and the singular Revolutionary experience in that year, this book also explores time-periods such as the First Russian Revolution, early Soviet government, the Civil War period, and even into the 1920's.
- Presents a wide range of original essays that discuss
- Brings together in-depth coverage of political history, party history, cultural history, and new social approaches
- Explores the long-range causes, influence on early Soviet culture, and global after-life of the Russian Revolution
- Offers broadly-conceived, contemporary views of the revolution largely based on the author's original research
- Links Russian revolutions to Russian Civil Wars as concepts
A Companion to the Russian Revolution is an important addition to modern scholarship on the subject, and a valuable resource for those interested in Russian, Late Imperial, or Soviet history as well as anyone interested in Revolution as a global phenomenon.
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A COMPANION TO the Russian Revolution
A compendium of original essays and contemporary viewpoints on the 1917 Revolution
The Russian revolution of 1917 reverberated throughout an empire that covered one-sixth of the world. It altered the geo-political landscape of not only Eurasia, but of the entire globe. The impact of this immense event is still felt in the present day. The historiography of the last two decades has challenged conceptions of the 1917 revolution as a monolithic entity- the causes and meanings of revolution are many, as is reflected in contemporary scholarship on the subject.
A Companion to the Russian Revolution offers more than thirty original essays, written by a team of respected scholars and historians of 20th century Russian history. Presenting a wide range of contemporary perspectives, the Companion discusses topics including the dynamics of violence in war and revolution, Russian political parties, the transformation of the Orthodox church, Bolshevism, Liberalism, and more. Although primarily focused on 1917 itself, and the singular Revolutionary experience in that year, this book also explores time-periods such as the First Russian Revolution, early Soviet government, the Civil War period, and even into the 1920s.
- Presents a wide range of original essays that discuss historiography and understudied topics
- Brings together in-depth coverage of political history, party history, cultural history, and new social approaches
- Explores the long-range causes, influence on early Soviet culture, and global after-life of the Russian Revolution
- Offers broadly-conceived, contemporary views of the revolution largely based on the authors' original research
- Links Russian revolutions to Russian Civil Wars as concepts
A Companion to the Russian Revolution is an important addition to modern scholarship on the subject, and a valuable resource for those interested in Russian, Late Imperial, or Soviet history as well as anyone interested in Revolution as a global phenomenon.
About the Author
Daniel Orlovsky was born in Chicago and educated at Harvard (AB, AM PH.D.). He studied Russian at the Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA while in the US Marine Corps. At Southern Methodist University since 1976, he served as Department Chair, (1986 - 97) and Director of the SMU in Oxford summer school at University College, Oxford (1994 - present). He has been Visiting Professor of History at UC Berkeley, Stanford, and the University of Texas at Austin and continues to make frequent research trips to Russia and Helsinki, Finland. His research interests include the Russian Provisional Government, bureaucracy, the role of white-collar workers/lower middle strata in Russian and Soviet history, and the intersection of institutions, society and politics across the divide of the Russian Revolution.
