The Russian Revolution / Sheila Fitzpatrick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzpatrick, Sheila, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Soviet Union.

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

Russia--History--February Revolution, 1917.

Russia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 226 pages.)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

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 (pages 187-193) and index.

Previous editions: 1982, 1994, 2008.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9780192529695 (electronic bk.)

0192529692 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99996498029

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.