A History Of Russia Volume 2
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Moss's engaging historical account includes full treatment of politics, economics, foreign affairs and wars, and also of everyday life, women, legal developments, religion, literature, art and popular culture.


Moss has significantly revised his text and bibliography in this second edition to reflect new research findings and controversies on numerous subjects. He has also brought the history up to date by revising the post-Soviet material, which now covers events from the end of 1991 up to the present day. This new edition retains the features of the successful first edition that have made it a popular choice in universities and colleges throughout the US, Canada and around the world.


List of Maps; List of Illustrations; Preface to the Second Edition; A Note to Students; Introduction; Part I. Late Imperial Russia, 1855-1917; Part II. Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917-1991; Part III. Contemporary Russia; General Bibliography; Appendix A: Chronology; Appendix B. Glossary; Appendix C: World Oil Prices; Index

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Date de parution 01 octobre 2004
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EAN13 9780857287397
Langue English
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A History of Russia
SECOND EDITION
Volume II: Since 1855
Walter G. Moss
Author Corrections incorporated-Final Proof-Prelims.indd 1Author Corrections incorporated-Final Proof-Prelims.indd 1 12/7/2004 5:16:00 PM12/7/2004 5:16:00 PMAnthem Russian and Slavonic Studies
Author Corrections incorporated-Final Proof-Prelims.indd 2Author Corrections incorporated-Final Proof-Prelims.indd 2 12/7/2004 5:16:11 PM12/7/2004 5:16:11 PMA History of Russia
SECOND EDITION
Volume II: Since 1855
Walter G. Moss
Department of History and Philosophy
Eastern Michigan University
Anthem Press
London
Author Corrections incorporated-Final Proof-Prelims.indd 3Author Corrections incorporated-Final Proof-Prelims.indd 3 12/7/2004 5:16:11 PM12/7/2004 5:16:11 PMThis edition fi rst published by Anthem Press 2005
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Wimbledon Publishing Company
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This edition fi rst published by Wimbledon Publishing Company 2005
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List of Maps xii
List of Illustrations xiii
Preface to the Second Edition xix
A Note to Students xxiii
1. Russia: Geography, Peoples, and Premodern Developments 1
The Land: Physical Features, Climate, and Resources 1
Geography’s Impact on Colonization and National Identity 7
The Peoples 8
Ancient Rus to 1855: A Summary of Major Historical Developments 8
Suggested Sources 16
PART I
Late Imperial Russia, 1855–1917
2. Alexander II, Reformism, and Radicalism 23
Alexander II: The Man and His Times 23
Emancipation of the Serfs 25
Additional Reforms 28
Autocracy and Its Opponents 32
Suggested Sources 39
3. Reactionary Politics, Economic Modernization and Political
Opposition, 1881–1905 42
Alexander III and Pobedonostsev: The Autocrat and His Chief Adviser 42
Reactionary Policies of Alexander III 44
Policies of Economic Modernization, 1881–1903 46
Nicholas II and the Politics of Reaction, 1894–1904 50
Public Opinion and Political Opposition, 1881–1904 54
Suggested Sources 62
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4. Russian Imperial and Foreign Policy, 1856–1905 65
The Far East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Alaska, 1856–1895 66
Europe, the Poles, and Russia’s Western Nationalities, 1856–1875 72
Crisis in the Balkans and the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 74
European Relations, 1881–1905 78
Nationalities, Russifi cation, and Discrimination, 1881–1905 80
Russian Advances in Asia and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 85
Suggested Sources 88
5. Revolution or Evolution? Politics and War, 1905–1917 92
The 1905 Revolution: From Bloody Sunday to the October Manifesto 92
Continuing Disorders and Duma Preparation 95
The First Two Dumas and the Appointment of Stolypin 97
Stolypin’s Land Policies 101
The Third and Fourth Dumas, and the Death of Stolypin 102
The Radical Opposition, 1907–1914 105
Russian Foreign Policy, 1906–1914 106
Tsarist Russia and World War I, 1914–1916 109
Conclusion 113
Suggested Sources 115
6. Economics and Society, 1855–1917 119
Population, Towns, and Urban Society 120
Entrepreneurs and Civil Society 122
Economic Growth 125
Industrial and Urban Workers 127
Nobles and Peasants 131
Food and Drinking; Famine and Diseases 138
Women and Family Life 140
Legal Developments 144
Suggested Sources 148
7. Religion and Culture, 1855–1917 154
Russian Orthodoxy and the State 155
The Non-Orthodox and Other Challenges to Traditional Orthodoxy 157
Education and Scholarship 160
Literature 163
Art and Architecture 167
Music 169
Diagilev and Artistic Cross-Fertilization 170
Popular Culture 171
Suggested Sources 175
PART II
Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–1991
8. The 1917 Revolutions 185
The March Revolution and the Fall of the Romanovs 186
Dual Power 187
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Lenin’s Return and Leninism 189
Political Realignment 194
Deepening of the Revolution, May–September 194
The Bolsheviks, Classes, and Nationalities 196
The November Revolution: The Bolsheviks Come to Power 200
Analysis of the November Revolution 202
Suggested Sources 203
9. Arthi-Bolshevism, Civil War, and Allied Intervention 206
Early Opposition, New Policies, and Class Warfare 207
The Fate of the Constituent Assembly and Growing Soviet Authoritarianism 208
Reds versus Whites and Allied Intervention 210
Nationalities and the Russo-Polish War of 1920 215
Opposition from the Masses 218
Conclusions, Costs, and Legacy 221
Suggested Sources 223
10. The Years of the New Economic Policy, 1921–1927 227
New Economic Policy and the Famine of 1921–1922 228
Nepmen and Bourgeois Specialists 229
Changes in the Government and Communist Party 231
Stalin’s Rise to Prominence 234
Lenin versus Stalin 237
Stalin and His Rivals, 1923–1927 239
The Nep Period: Some Concluding Remarks 242
Suggested Sources 242
11. Stalin and Stalinism, 1928–1941 244
Why Another Revolution? 245
Stalin, the Right Opposition, the First Five-Year Plan, and Collectivization 247
Achievements and Failures under the Five-Year Plans, 1928–1941 251
Stalin and the Early Stalinists 252
Forced Labor, Show Trials, Purges, and Deaths 253
The Stalin Cult, Fostering Patriotism, and Public Opinion 257
Nationality and Constitutional Policies 261
Changes in the Government and Party 263
Stalinism and the Leninist Legacy 268
Suggested Sources 269
12. Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917–1941 274
Overview and the Beginnings of Soviet Diplomacy 275
Nep Years 278
Foreign Policy During the First Five-Year Plan, 1928–1932 282
Search for Security, 1933–1939 284
Soviet “Neutrality,” September 1939–June 1941 290
Suggested Sources 292
13. The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945 295
On the Eve of Battle 295
Warfare and Major Battles, June 1941–May 1945 296
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Government and Peoples; Partisans and Production 302
Lend Lease and Allied Diplomacy 307
The End of World War II and Soviet Gains and Losses 310
Suggested Sources 311
14. Postwar and Cold War, 1945–1953 315
Stalin Postwar Domestic Policies 316
The Early Cold War 321
Stalin’s Postwar Foreign Policy: An Assessment 329
Suggested Sources 330
15. An Economic and Social Transformation, 1917–1953 333
Economic Overview and Analysis 333
Population, Towns, and Urban Life 336
Social Structure and the New Elite 340
Food and Famine; Drinking and Health 347
Women, Family Life, and Youth 350
Law and Lawlessness 356
Suggested Sources 362
16. Religion and Culture, 1917R

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