The Russian Revolution - Softcover

Fitzpatrick, Sheila

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192891480 ISBN 13: 9780192891488

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1984

Synopsis

This authoritative and comprehensive analysis of the Russian Revolution focuses on not only the events of 1917 and what preceded them, but also the nature of the social transformation brought about by the Bolsheviks in the wake of their coup.

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About the Author

Stephen Smith is Professor of History at the University of Essex. He works on the social history of the Russian and Chinese revoltuions and is author of Red Petrograd: Revolution in the Factories, 1917-1918 (Cambridge University Press, 1983), and A Road is Made: Communism in Shanghai, 1920-27 (Curzon Press, 2000).

Review

Review from previous edition "A lucid and indeed instantly classic explanation of the revolutionary spirit in its pre-1917 and Lenin-then-Stalin dominated stages."--Tribune

"A succinct, insightful, and highly original interpretation of the Russian Revolution as a process of social transformation lasting from 1917 to 1937... Fitzpatrick gives us a challenging rethinking that will shape our discussions for years to come."--Ronald Suny, University of Michigan

"A beautiful little introduction to the topicEL This is a fine work for introductory students, as well as for general readers looking for a window into the Russian enigma'"--Robert V. Daniels, University of Vermont

Review from previous edition -A lucid and indeed instantly classic explanation of the revolutionary spirit in its pre-1917 and Lenin-then-Stalin dominated stages.---Tribune

-A succinct, insightful, and highly original interpretation of the Russian Revolution as a process of social transformation lasting from 1917 to 1937... Fitzpatrick gives us a challenging rethinking that will shape our discussions for years to come.---Ronald Suny, University of Michigan

-A beautiful little introduction to the topicEL This is a fine work for introductory students, as well as for general readers looking for a window into the Russian enigma'---Robert V. Daniels, University of Vermont

Review from previous edition "A lucid and indeed instantly classic explanation of the revolutionary spirit in its pre-1917 and Lenin-then-Stalin dominated stages."--Tribune

"A succinct, insightful, and highly original interpretation of the Russian Revolution as a process of social transformation lasting from 1917 to 1937...Fitzpatrick gives us a challenging rethinking that will shape our discussions for years to come."--Ronald Suny, University of Michigan

"A beautiful little introduction to the topic...This is a fine work for introductory students, as well as for general readers looking for a window into the Russian enigma..."--Robert V. Daniels, University of Vermont

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192891480
• ISBN 13: 9780192891488
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190