"Soviet Union" . . "Soviet Union." . "Rusia" . . "RUSIA" . "historie" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "A history of twentieth-century Russia" . . "A history of twentieth-century Russia"@en . "A history of twentieth century Russia" . . . . . "The first book to use the mass of materials made available since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, A History of Twentieth-Century Russia is an extraordinarily lucid, masterful account of the most complex and turbulent period in Russia's long history. 7 illustrations. 5 maps. Includes bibliographical references and index. Russia has had an extraordinary history in the twentieth century. As the first Communist society, the USSR was both an admired model and an object of fear and hatred to the rest of the world. How are we to make sense of this history? A History of Twentieth-Century Russia treats the years from 1917 to 1991 as a single period and analyzes the peculiar mixture of political, economic, and social ingredients that made up the Soviet formula. Under a succession of leaders from Lenin to Gorbachev, various methods were used to conserve and strengthen this compound. At times the emphasis was upon shaking up the ingredients, at others upon stabilization. All this occurred against a background of dictatorship, civil war, forcible industrialization, terror, world war, and the postwar arms race. Communist ideas and practices never fully pervaded the society of the USSR. Yet an impact was made and, as this book expertly documents, Russia since 1991 has encountered difficulties in completely eradicating the legacy of Communism. A History of Twentieth-Century Russia is the first work to use the mass of material that has become available in the documentary collections, memoirs, and archives over the past decade. It is an extraordinarily lucid, masterful account of the most complex and turbulent period in Russia's long history." . "The first book to use the mass of materials made available since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, A History of Twentieth-Century Russia is an extraordinarily lucid, masterful account of the most complex and turbulent period in Russia's long history. 7 illustrations. 5 maps. Includes bibliographical references and index. Russia has had an extraordinary history in the twentieth century. As the first Communist society, the USSR was both an admired model and an object of fear and hatred to the rest of the world. How are we to make sense of this history? A History of Twentieth-Century Russia treats the years from 1917 to 1991 as a single period and analyzes the peculiar mixture of political, economic, and social ingredients that made up the Soviet formula. Under a succession of leaders from Lenin to Gorbachev, various methods were used to conserve and strengthen this compound. At times the emphasis was upon shaking up the ingredients, at others upon stabilization. All this occurred against a background of dictatorship, civil war, forcible industrialization, terror, world war, and the postwar arms race. Communist ideas and practices never fully pervaded the society of the USSR. Yet an impact was made and, as this book expertly documents, Russia since 1991 has encountered difficulties in completely eradicating the legacy of Communism. A History of Twentieth-Century Russia is the first work to use the mass of material that has become available in the documentary collections, memoirs, and archives over the past decade. It is an extraordinarily lucid, masterful account of the most complex and turbulent period in Russia's long history."@en . "Storia della Russia nel XX secolo" . "Storia della Russia nel XX secolo"@it . . . . . "Historia de Rusia en el siglo XX" . "Historia de Rusia en el siglo XX"@es . . . . . . . . . . . . . "History"@en . "History" . "History"@es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "A history of Twentieth-century Russia"@it . . . . . . "Russia has had an extraordinary history in the twentieth century. As the first Communist society, the USSR was both an admired model and an object of fear and hatred to the rest of the world. How are we to make sense of this history? A History of Twentieth-Century Russia treats the years from 1917 to 1991 as a single period and analyzes the peculiar mixture of political, economic, and social ingredients that made up the Soviet formula. Under a succession of leaders from Lenin to Gorbachev, various methods were used to conserve and strengthen this compound. At times the emphasis was upon shaking up the ingredients, at others upon stabilization. All this occurred against a background of dictatorship, civil war, forcible industrialization, terror, world war, and the postwar arms race. Communist ideas and practices never fully pervaded the society of the USSR. Yet an impact was made and, as this book expertly documents, Russia since 1991 has encountered difficulties in completely eradicating the legacy of Communism. --From publisher's description."@en . "History of 20th-century Russia"@en . "History of 20th-century Russia" . . . . . "A History of Twentieth-Century Russia" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Història contemporània." . . "Unió Soviètica" . . "Unió Soviètica." . "Communauté d'Etats indépendants" . . "Russia (Federation)" . . . . "Rosja" . . "RUSIA (FEDERACION)" . . "Rusia (Federación)" . "Rusland." . . "Rusland" . "Russia" . . "Rússia" . "Rússia." . "Unión Soviética Historia." . . "Histoire." . . "Ryssland." . . "URSS" . . "URSS." . "Rusia Historia 1900-1997." . . "Soviet Union History." . . "Rusya (Federasyon)" . . "Since 1991" . . "Russie" . . "Russie." . "Russland." . . "Sovyetler Birliği" . . "Geschichte." . . "UNION SOVIETICA" . . "Unión Soviética" . "1900-1999" . . "1900 - 1999" . "Russia - Storia - Sec.20." . . "Since 1900" . . "Sowjetunion" . . "Sowjetunion." . "1990-1999" . . "Sovjetunionen historia 1900-talet." . . "Unione Sovietica" . . "Russia History 1900-1997." . . "Geschichte 1900-1997." . . "Rússia (Federació)" . . "20e siècle" . . "Związek Radziecki" . . "Sovjetunionen" . . "Russland (Föderation)" . .