Across the Revolutionary Divide
Russia and the USSR, 1861-1945
Blackwell History of Russia
1. Edition July 2010
296 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia and the USSR 1861-1945 offers a broad interpretive account of Russian history from the emancipation of the serfs to the end of World War II.
* Provides a coherent overview of Russia's development from 1861 through to 1945
* Reflects the latest scholarship by taking a thematic approach to Russian history and bridging the 'revolutionary divide' of 1917
* Covers political, economic, cultural, and everyday life issues during a period of major changes in Russian history
* Addresses throughout the diversity of national groups, cultures, and religions in the Russian Empire and USSR
* Shows how the radical policies adopted after 1917 both changed Russia and perpetuated an economic and political rigidity that continues to influence modern society
Series Editor's Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1. Politics.
2. Society.
3. Nations.
4. Modernization.
5. Belief.
6. World.
7. Culture.
Conclusion.
Timeline.
Notes.
Select Bibliography.
Index.
history, and most of them have been tried many times. Yet Simon
Dixon, the editor of this excellent three-volume series, has
invited his authors to do something new." (Slavonic
and East European Review, 1 April 2012)
"On the whole, there are many positives in this work. The
thematic approach makes it clear that certain characteristics were
present in both tsarist and Soviet times, and that significant
continuities were evident within the political and social aspects
of revolutionary Russia." (Revolutionary Russia, 2 December
2011)
"Recommended. Most levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 May 2011)
"This is a superb interpretive history that integrates the latest
research and thoughtfully presents the story of modern Russia in an
accessible and elegant way."
--Robert D. Crews, Stanford University
"Drawing on the latest scholarship, Ted Weeks has written a
first-rate account of Russian history from the emancipation of the
serfs in 1861 to the end of the World War II. Students and scholars
alike will derive great benefit from his accessible prose and
analytical insights. Highly recommended."
--Glennys Young, University of Washington
"A thought-provoking book which sheds fresh light on this period
of Russian history, by overcoming the conventional narrative in
bridging the tsarist and the Soviet era, and by following a
thematic instead of a chronological structure"
--Andreas Kappeler, University of Vienna