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The Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Russian Revolution
Harold Shukman
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Description for The Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Russian Revolution
Paperback. aeo Only one--volume encyclopedia in English on this event. aeo Authoritative articles on all aspects of the background, events and aftermath. aeo Alphabetical listing and notes on major characters involved. aeo c. 80 illustrations. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GBC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1036.
This single volume is an authoritative and accessible guide to the background and progress of the Revolution, written by a team of over forty specialist contributors. Beginning with the radical movements of the mid-nineteenth century, the Encyclopedia covers the development of the revolutionary movement created by the intelligentsia; the condition of the peasants, that of the working class, and of the army; the role of the Tsarist secret police; the 'agents provocateurs'; the revolutionaries' own underground. A substantial section is devoted to the emergence of liberation movements among the national minorities of the borderlands. The Encyclopedia also considers the formation ... Read more
This single volume is an authoritative and accessible guide to the background and progress of the Revolution, written by a team of over forty specialist contributors. Beginning with the radical movements of the mid-nineteenth century, the Encyclopedia covers the development of the revolutionary movement created by the intelligentsia; the condition of the peasants, that of the working class, and of the army; the role of the Tsarist secret police; the 'agents provocateurs'; the revolutionaries' own underground. A substantial section is devoted to the emergence of liberation movements among the national minorities of the borderlands. The Encyclopedia also considers the formation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780631195252
SKU
V9780631195252
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About Harold Shukman
The Editor of the Encyclopedia, Harold Shukman, is University Lecturer in Modern Russian History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Antony's College. His books include Lenin and the Russian Revolution and Lenin's Path to Power. He has edited and translated the memoirs of Andrei Gromyko, novels by Anatoly Rybakov, as well as plays by Isaac ... Read more
Reviews for The Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Russian Revolution
"Well written and richly illustrated, The Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Russian Revolution can be read as a concise, authoritative, account of events that have profoundly influenced the course of twentieth-century history." Richard Pipes, Times Literary Supplement "A distillation of the best in recent scholarship on the Russian Revolution." International History Review "Strongly recommended for both public and academic ... Read more