| Description |
xvi, 782 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
I. Introduction. The Revolution and its Historians: the Critical Companion in Context / Edward Acton. Interpreting Revolutionary Russia / William G. Rosenberg -- II. The Revolution as Event. Russia, Europe and World War I / Dominic Lieven. The February Revolution / Tsuyoshi Hasegawa. The April Crisis / Ziva Galili. The Breakdown of the Imperial Army in 1917 / Allan Wildman. The October Revolution / Alexander Rabinowitch. The Civil War: The Military Campaigns / Evan Mawdsley. Foreign Intervention / David S. Foglesong. The Tenth Congress of the Communist Party and the Transition to NEP / Sergei V. Iarov -- III. Actors and the Question of Agency. Chernov / Michael Melancon. Kerensky / Boris I. Kolonitskii. Lenin / Robert Service. Martov / Israel Getzler. Miliukov / Raymond Pearson. Nicholas II / Dominic Lieven. Spiridonova / Alexander Rabinowitch. Trotsky / Vladimir Iu. Cherniaev. Tsereteli / Ziva Galili and Albert P. Nenarokov. The White Generals / Vladimir Iu. Cherniaev -- IV. Parties, Movements, Ideologies. Anarchists / Vladimir Iu. Cherniaev. The Bolshevik Party / Robert Service. The Communist Opposition: From Brest-Litovsk to the Tenth Party Congress / Robert V. Daniels. The Constitutional Democratic Party (Kadets) / William G. Rosenberg. The Mensheviks in 1917: From Democrats to Statists / Ziva Galili and Albert P. Nenarokov. The Socialist-Revolutionary Party (SRs), 1917-1920 / Michael Melancon. The Left Socialist Revolutionaries, 1917-1918 / Michael Melancon -- V. Institutions and Institutional Cultures. The Soviet State / Robert Service. The Cheka / Alter L. Litvin. The Constituent Assembly / Nikolai N. Smirnov. Education, Schools and Student Life / Aleksei R. Markov. Factory Committees / Steve Smith. Family, Marriage and Relations Between the Sexes / Elizabeth Waters. Peasant Armies / Orlando Figes. The Press and the Revolution / Boris I. Kolonitskii. The Provisional Government / Howard White. The Red Army / Francesco Benvenuti. The Russian Orthodox Church / Mikhail V. Shkarovskii. The Soviets / Nikolai N. Smirnov. Town and City Government / Nikolai N. Smirnov. The Trade Unions / Diane P. Koenker. The Village Commune and Rural Government / Orlando Figes. The White Armies / Evan Mawdsley -- VI. Social Groups, Identities, Cultures and the Question of Consciousness. The Aristocracy and Gentry / Dominic Lieven. Bolshevik Cultural Policy / Christopher Read. The Cossacks / Shane O'Rourke. The Emigration / Robert C. Williams. The Intelligentsia / Jane Burbank. The Lower Middle Strata in 1917 / Daniel Orlovsky. Officers / Peter Kenez. The Peasantry / Orlando Figes. Refugees in the Russian Empire, 1914-1917: Population Displacement and Social Identity / Peter Gatrell. The Role of Ritual and Symbols / Richard Stites. Russian Industrialists and Revolution / Peter Gatrell. Soldiers and Sailors / Evan Mawdsley. Women and the Gender Question / Barbara Evans Clements. Workers / Sergei V. Iarov -- VII. Economic Issues and Problems of Everyday Life. Grain Monopoly and Agricultural Transformation: Ideals and Necessities / Lars T. Lih. Problems of Social Welfare and Everyday Life / William G. Rosenberg. War Communism / Silvana Malle -- VIII. Nationality and Regional Questions. Nationality Policies / Ronald G. Suny. The Revolution in the Baltics: Estonia and Latvia / Olavi Arens and Andrew Ezergailis. The Revolution in Central Asia / Martha Brill Olcott. The Jews / John D. Klier. The Revolution and Civil War in Siberia / Alan Wood. The Revolution in Transcaucasia / Ronald G. Suny. Ukraine / Mark von Hagen |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| SUBJECT |
USSR -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Historiography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117096
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USSR -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125808
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| Author |
Acton, Edward.
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Cherni͡aev, V. I͡U.
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Rosenberg, William G.
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| LC no. |
97006945 |
| ISBN |
0253333334 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0340614544 (Arnold) |
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