The Russian Revolution, 1917 / Rex A. Wade.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wade, Rex A.

Series:

New approaches to European history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921.

Soviet Union.

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Summary:

Rex Wade offers a new account of one of the pivotal events of modern history, combining his own long study of the revolution with the best of contemporary scholarship. Within an overall narrative that provides a clear description of the 1917 revolution, he introduces several new approaches to its political history and the complexity of the October Revolution. Wade clears away many of the myths and misconceptions that have clouded studies of the period. He also gives due space to the social history of the revolution and incorporates people and places too often left out of the story, including women, national minority peoples, peasantry and front soldiers, enabling a more complete history to emerge. Now appearing in a second edition, this highly readable book has been thoroughly revised and expanded. It will prove invaluable reading to anyone interested in Russian history.

Contents:

1 The coming of the revolution 1

2 The February Revolution 29

3 Political realignment and the new political system 53

4 The aspirations of Russian society 88

5 The peasants and the purposes of revolution 129

6 The nationalities: identity and opportunity 146

7 The summer of discontents 172

8 "All Power to the Soviets" 208

9 The Bolsheviks take power 235

10 The Constituent Assembly and the purposes of power 258.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-338) and index.

ISBN:

0521841550

0521602424

OCLC:

56894514

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