The Russian Revolution / Sheila Fitzpatrick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzpatrick, Sheila.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Soviet Union.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 224 pages ; 20 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

The Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the twentieth century. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet regime and the opening of its archives, it has become possible to step back and see the full picture.

This fully updated new edition of Sheila Fitzpatrick's classic short history of the revolution takes into account the new archival and other evidence that has come to light since the fall of the USSR, incorporating material that was previously inaccessible not only to Western but also to Soviet historians.

Starting with an overview of the roots of the revolution, Fitzpatrick takes the story from 1917, through Stalin's 'revolution from above', to the great purges of the 1930s. She tells a gripping story of a Marxist revolution that was intended to transform the world, visited enormous suffering on the Russian people, and, like the French Revolution before it, ended up by devouring its own children.

Contents:

The society 16

The revolutionary tradition 24

The 1905 Revolution and its aftermath; the First World War 32

2 1917: The Revolutions of February and October 40

The February Revolution and 'dual power' 44

The Bolsheviks 49

The popular revolution 52

The political crises of the summer 57

The October Revolution 61

3 The Civil War 68

The Civil War, the Red Army, and the Cheka 72

War Communism 78

Visions of the new world 84

The Bolsheviks in power 87

4 NEP and the Future of the Revolution 93

The discipline of retreat 96

The problem of bureaucracy 102

The leadership struggle 107

Building socialism in one country 111

5 Stalin's Revolution 120

Stalin versus the Right 124

The industrialization drive 130

Collectivization 135

Cultural Revolution 141

6 Ending the Revolution 149

'Revolution accomplished' 151

'Revolution betrayed' 157

The Terror 163.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-191) and index.

ISBN:

9780199237678

0199237670

OCLC:

176861798