The Russian Revolution 1900-1927 (Studies in European History) - Softcover

Service, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333388194 ISBN 13: 9780333388198

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1986

Synopsis

Robert Service has revised and updated his popular book on the Russian Revolution, offering an integrated account of politics, sociology and economics. He has widened the focus out from 1917 so as to cover both the final years of the Romanov dynasty and t

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This popular, concise and highly readable study discusses the key themes and debates about the Russian Revolution. Robert Service's lively analysis examines:
· state and society under the Romanovs from 1900
· the February and October Revolutions of 1917
· the final years of the Romanov dynasty and the start of the Soviet order
· comparisons with political, social and economic trends elsewhere in the world
· the extent to which the later development of the USSR was conditioned by the October Revolution.

Clear and incisive, the fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated in the light of the latest research and features a new scene-setting Introduction and maps. Service's text remains the essential starting point for anyone studying this tumultuous period in the history of Russia and the world in the twentieth century.

About the Author

Robert Service is Fellow of St. Antony's College, Oxford.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333388194
• ISBN 13: 9780333388198
• Binding: Paperback