Across the Revolutionary Divide

Informationen zum Autor Theodore R. Weeks is Professor of History at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He is author of Nation and State in Late Imperial Russia (1996) and From Assimilation to Antisemitism: The "Jewish Question" in Poland, 1855 to 1914 (2006). Klappentext Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia, 1861-1945 presents an ambitious interpretive account of Russian history from the abolition of serfdom by Alexander II to the end of World War II. By taking into account seven fundamental themes -- Politics, Society, Nations, Modernization, Beliefs, World, and Culture - the author recounts the turbulent series of events, influences, reforms, and revolutions that transformed the vast country from a backward society into one of the world's two great "super-powers." At the same time we see how the great changes brought about by the Revolution of 1917 left the USSR with many of the same problems of the Tsarist era, including the challenges of poverty, underdevelopment, and a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual population. The book also reveals how the radical policies adopted after the Bolshevik takeover both changed the face of Russia while perpetuating an economic and political rigidity whose effects continue into the twenty-first century. With its unique thematic approach and careful balance of political, economic, and cultural issues, Across the Revolutionary Divide is a thought-provoking overview ofone of the most fascinating periods of Russian history. Zusammenfassung Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia! 1861-1945 presents an ambitious interpretive account of Russian history from the abolition of serfdom by Alexander II to the end of World War II. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations viii Series Editor's Preface ix Acknowledgments xii Introduction 1 1. Politics 18 2. Society 53 3. Nations 87 4. Modernization 117 5. Belief 147 6. World 175 7. Culture 204 Conclusion 234 Timeline 248 Notes 252 Select Bibliography 269 Index 275 ...

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Theodore R. Weeks is Professor of History at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He is author of Nation and State in Late Imperial Russia (1996) and From Assimilation to Antisemitism: The "Jewish Question" in Poland, 1855 to 1914 (2006).

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Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia, 1861-1945 presents an ambitious interpretive account of Russian history from the abolition of serfdom by Alexander II to the end of World War II. By taking into account seven fundamental themes -- Politics, Society, Nations, Modernization, Beliefs, World, and Culture - the author recounts the turbulent series of events, influences, reforms, and revolutions that transformed the vast country from a backward society into one of the world's two great "super-powers." At the same time we see how the great changes brought about by the Revolution of 1917 left the USSR with many of the same problems of the Tsarist era, including the challenges of poverty, underdevelopment, and a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual population. The book also reveals how the radical policies adopted after the Bolshevik takeover both changed the face of Russia while perpetuating an economic and political rigidity whose effects continue into the twenty-first century.

With its unique thematic approach and careful balance of political, economic, and cultural issues, Across the Revolutionary Divide is a thought-provoking overview ofone of the most fascinating periods of Russian history.

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Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia, 1861-1945 presents an ambitious interpretive account of Russian history from the abolition of serfdom by Alexander II to the end of World War II.

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Illustrations viii

Series Editor's Preface ix

Acknowledgments xii

Introduction 1

1. Politics 18

2. Society 53

3. Nations 87

4. Modernization 117

5. Belief 147

6. World 175

7. Culture 204

Conclusion 234

Timeline 248

Notes 252

Select Bibliography 269

Index 275