The Shadow of War
Russia and the USSR, 1941 to the present
Blackwell History of Russia
1. Edition August 2010
392 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
The Shadow of War offers a fresh approach to modern Soviet and Russian history. Taking the achievements, ambiguities, and legacies of the Second World War as a point of departure, the book reveals the strains of the Soviet system in the postwar decades as it distanced itself from Stalinist repression and reinvented itself as a form of illiberal modern welfare state. Utilizing the latest research and a wide range of sources, this book greatly enhances our understanding of Soviet and Russian history during one of the most complex and fascinating eras of human history.
Taking the achievements, ambiguities, and legacies of World War II as a point of departure, The Shadow of War: The Soviet Union and Russia, 1941 to the Present offers a fresh new approach to modern Soviet and Russian history.
* Presents one of the only histories of the Soviet Union and Russia that begins with World War II and goes beyond the Soviet collapse through to the early twenty-first century
* Innovative thematic arrangement and approach allows for insights that are missed in chronological histories
* Draws on a wide range of sources and the very latest research on post-Soviet history, a rapidly developing field
* Supported by further reading, bibliography, maps and illustrations.
Series Editor's Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Maps.
1. Introduction: World War II and the Remaking of the Soviet Union.
2. Reform, Reaction, Revolution.
3. From Plan to Market.
4. Structures of Society.
5. Public and Private.
6. Center and Periphery.
7. National Questions.
8. Geopolitical Imperatives.
9. From Isolationism to Globalization.
10. Conclusion: The Second Russian Revolution?
Notes.
Guide to Further Reading.
Index.