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  • The Russian Intelligentsia
    Christopher Read
    The Russian Intelligentsiais the first single-volume history of a small but tremendously influential group of Russian intellectuals who achieved world renown in a variety of spheres. While previous accounts have addressed the history of individuals within this collective, Christopher Read offers the first explanation of the intelligentsia as a group. Read traces the vast debate...
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    50,66 €

  • Russian Intelligentsia
    Christopher Read
    The Russian Intelligentsia is the first single-volume history of a small but tremendously influential group of Russian intellectuals who achieved world renown in a variety of spheres. While previous accounts have addressed the history of individuals within this collective, Christopher Read offers the first explanation of the intelligentsia as a group. Read traces the vast debat...
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    147,35 €

  • Stalin
    Christopher Read
    Stalin offers an accessible and up-to-date representation of one of the twentieth century’s defining figures, as well as new insights, analysis and illumination to deepen our understanding of his actions, intentions, and the nature of the power that he wielded. In addition to a detailed narrative and analysis of Stalin’s rule, chapters also cover his early years, his role in th...
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    76,77 €

  • War and Revolution in Russia, 1914-22
    Christopher Read
    The First World War unleashed a powerful, transforming, destructive storm across the European continent. Its consequences were felt as harshly in Russia as anywhere else in the world. A spiral of chaos and violence erupted, continuing to reign throughout years of revolution and civil war. Leading expert Christopher Read presents a cutting-edge, highly readable introduction to R...
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    69,32 €

  • Lenin
    Christopher Read
    Lenin was an enigmatic leader, a resolute and audacious politician who had an immense impact on twentieth century history. This biography is a fascinating and reliable introduction to one of the key figures of the post-Tsarist Russia and the revolution. ...
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    66,09 €

  • The Stalin Years
    Christopher Read
    Christopher Read takes students through the history of the Stalin years, covering the key points of his rule from the late 1920s to the post-war years, using post-Soviet articles which provide more balanced and scholarly assessments of the leader’s time in power. Taken together with Read’s own contributions, which include an up-to-date historiographic survey, they constitute a ...
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    61,64 €

  • The Making and Breaking of the Soviet System
    Christopher Read
    Drawing on a wide range of post-Soviet materials, Christopher Read examines the reasons for the successes and failures of the Soviet system. He argues that the underlying reasons for the system’s collapse can be found in the contradictions of the revolution which gave birth to it. The consequences are traced from Stalin to Gorbachev’s doomed attempt to transform the Soviet syst...
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    57,49 €