Imperial and Soviet Russia
Power, Privilege and the Challenge of Modernity
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Beschreibung
This is an interpretative history of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union between 1850 and 1991. During this tumultuous period, the countries of this vast area were transformed from traditional, agrarian societies into modern industrial states. Like China, the Soviet Union underwent this transition under the banner of communism. After introductory chapters on traditional Russian history and lifeways, David Christian discusses how these transformations affected both governments and ordinary citizens, what they gained, what they endured, and why the Communist experiment ultimately failed.
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David Christian
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chronology civil war communism economic policy empire government history Policy reforms revolution Russia Soviet Union transformation Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)