The Russian revolution / Sheila Fitzpatrick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzpatrick, Sheila, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russia--History--February Revolution, 1917.

Russia.

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

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Politics and government--1917-1936.

February Revolution (1917).

Revolution (Soviet Union : 1917-1921).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 226 pages)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

This updated new edition of Sheila Fitzpatrick's classic short history of the Russian Revolution takes into account the centenary of the Revolution in 2017 and what it means today.

In this work, the author incorporates data from archives that were previously inaccessible not only to Western but also to Soviet historians, as well as drawing on important recent Russian publications.

Contents:

The setting. The society ; The revolutionary tradition ; The 1905 revolution and its aftermath : the First World War

1917 : the revolutions of February and October. The February revolution and "dual power" ; The Bolsheviks ; The popular revolution ; The political crises of the summer ; The October revolution

The Civil War. The Civil War, the Red Army, and the Cheka ; War communism ; Visions of the new world ; The Bolsheviks in power

NEP and the future of the revolution. The discipline of retreat ; The problem of bureaucracy ; The leadership struggle ; Building socialism in one country

Stalin's revolution. Stalin versus the right ; The industrialization drive ; Collectivization ; Cultural revolution

Ending the revolution. "Revolution accomplished" ; "Revolution betrayed" ; The terror.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-252970-6

0-19-252969-2