Russia and the long transition from capitalism to socialism / Samir Amin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Amin, Samir.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism.

History.

Social change.

Russia--Social conditions.

Russia.

Social conditions.

Soviet Union--Social conditions.

Soviet Union.

Russia--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Soviet Union--Economic conditions.

Social change--Russia--History.

Social change--Soviet Union--History.

Capitalism--Russia--History.

Socialism--Soviet Union--History.

Socialism.

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

Soviet Union--History--1985-1991.

Economic history.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

142 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Out of early twentieth-century Russia came the world's first significant effort to build a modern revolutionary society. According to Marxist economist Samir Amin, the great upheaval that once produced the Soviet Union has also produced a movement away from capitalism--a long transition that continues even today. In seven concise, provocative chapters, Amin deftly examines the trajectory of Russian capitalism, the Bolshevik Revolution, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the possible future of Russia--and, by extension, the future of socialism itself"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Russia in the global system : history or geography?

The czarist empire versus the colonial empires

Thirty years of critique of the Soviet system (1960-1990)

Lenin and Stalin : facing the challenge of the century

Out of the tunnel?

The Ukrainian crisis and the return of fascism in contemporary capitalism

Assessment and perspectives.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781583676011

1583676015

9781583676028

1583676023

OCLC:

933765429