Norman Lowe

Mastering Twentieth-Century Russian History (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is designed for undergraduates, A-level students and for general readers who want a detailed yet clear introduction to the Russian Revolutions and the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. The author makes full use of the recent research since Gorbachev's glasnost, and surveys the different interpretations of Russian history. Each chapter begins with a brief summary of events and a list of the main points of debate among historians, and ends with a recommended reading list for students who wish to pursue a topic further.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137038821
• Artikelnr.: 62718548

Autorenporträt

Norman Lowe has had many years' experience of teaching history at all levels and for twenty years was head of history at Nelson and Colne Tertiary College in Lancashire, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Chronology
Introduction
Russia Before the First World War
The First World War and the Collapse of Tsarism, 1914-17
The Failure of the Provisional Government and the Bolshevik Seizure of
Power, February-October 1917
Lenin and the Bolsheviks in Power, 1917-1924
Stalin in Control: Russia Transformed
The Great Patriotic War and the End of Stalin
The Khurshchev Era and De-Stalinisation,1953-64
The USSR Stagnates, 1964-85
Gorbachev and the End of Communist Rule, 1985-91
Russia Under Yeltzin
Further Reading
Index.