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
- ISBN10 1405169605
- ISBN13 9781405169608
- Publish Date 23 July 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Format Paperback
- Pages 296
- Language English