{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-soviet-union-from-the-beginning-to-its-legacy-hardback-9781107141056","title":"A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to its Legacy (Hardback) 9781107141056","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to its Legacy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis updated third edition examines political, social, and cultural developments in the Soviet Union as well as the post-Soviet period.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Kenez (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107141056, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 October 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e388 pages, 25 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 2.1 cm, 0.74 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis concise yet comprehensive textbook examines political, social, and cultural developments in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet period. It begins by identifying the social tensions and political inconsistencies that spurred radical change in Russia's government, from the turn of the century to the revolution of 1917. Peter Kenez presents this revolution as a crisis of authority that the creation of the Soviet Union resolved. The text traces the progress of the Soviet Union through the 1920s, the years of the New Economic Policies, and into the Stalinist order. It illustrates how post-Stalin Soviet leaders struggled to find ways to rule the country without using Stalin's methods - but also without openly repudiating the past - and to negotiate a peaceful but antipathetic coexistence with the capitalist West. This updated third edition includes substantial new material, discussing the challenges Russia currently faces in the era of Putin.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The revolution, 1917–21\u003cbr\u003e 3. New Economic Policies, 1921–9\u003cbr\u003e 4. The first five-year plan\u003cbr\u003e 5. High Stalinism\u003cbr\u003e 6. A great and patriotic war\u003cbr\u003e 7. The nadir: 1945–53\u003cbr\u003e 8. The age of Khrushchev\u003cbr\u003e 9. Real, existing socialism\u003cbr\u003e 10. Failed reforms\u003cbr\u003e 11. Leap into the unknown\u003cbr\u003e 12. Illiberal democracy\u003cbr\u003e 13. Putin returns.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Russian Revolution [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Russian Revolution\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Russian%20Revolution%20%5BHBTV4%5D%22\"\u003eHBTV4\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909214363928,"sku":"9781107141056","price":70.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107141056i_a28ad1fb-b670-445f-ae13-fe177db96001.jpg?v=1691362252","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-the-soviet-union-from-the-beginning-to-its-legacy-hardback-9781107141056","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}