In this now-classic book, Moshe Lewin traces the transformation of Russian society and the Russian political system in the period between the two world wars, a transformation that was to lead to Stalinism in the 1930s. Lewin focuses on the changes stemming from war, revolution, civil war, and industrialization, and he discusses such topics as rural society and religion in the twentieth century; the background of Soviet collectivization; Soviet prewar policies of agricultural procurement; the kolkhoz and the muzhik; Leninism and Bolshevism; industrial relations during the five-year plans of 1928-1941; and the social background of Stalinism. Through this comprehensive approach to understanding the origins and problems of Stalinism, Lewin makes a significant contribution to the study of Russia's social history before the revolution as well as in the Soviet period.
- ISBN10 0416408206
- ISBN13 9780416408201
- Publish Date June 1985
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 August 1993
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Egmont UK Ltd
- Imprint Methuen young books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 336
- Language English