{"product_id":"across-the-revolutionary-divide-russia-and-the-ussr-1861-1945-hardback-9781405169615","title":"Across the Revolutionary Divide; Russia and the USSR, 1861-1945 (Hardback) 9781405169615","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAcross the Revolutionary Divide\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRussia and the USSR, 1861-1945\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is a superb interpretive history that integrates the latest research and thoughtfully presents the story of modern Russia in an accessible and elegant way.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eRobert D. Crews\u003c\/b\u003e, Stanford University  \u003cp\u003e\"Drawing on the latest scholarship, Ted Weeks has written a first-rate account of Russian history from the emancipation of the serfs in 1861 to the end of the World War II. Students and scholars alike will derive great benefit from his accessible prose and analytical insights. Highly recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eGlennys Young\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Washington\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A thought-provoking book which sheds fresh light on this period of Russian history, by overcoming the conventional narrative in bridging the tsarist and the Soviet era, and by following a thematic instead of a chronological structure\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eAndreas Kappeler\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Vienna\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTheodore R. Weeks (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405169615, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 July 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.3 cm, 0.562 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There are different ways to write a survey of Russian history, and most of them have been tried many times. Yet Simon Dixon, the editor of this excellent three-volume series, has invited his authors to do something new.”  (\u003ci\u003eSlavonic and East European Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 April 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"On the whole, there are many positives in this work. The thematic approach makes it clear that certain characteristics were present in both tsarist and Soviet times, and that significant continuities were evident within the political and social aspects of revolutionary Russia.\" (Revolutionary Russia, 2 December 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Recommended. Most levels\/libraries.\" (Choice, 1 May 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcross the Revolutionary Divide: Russia and the USSR 1861-1945\u003c\/i\u003e offers a broad interpretive account of Russian history from the emancipation of the serfs to the end of World War II. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a coherent overview of Russia's development from 1861 through to 1945\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflects the latest scholarship by taking a thematic approach to Russian history and bridging the ‘revolutionary divide’ of 1917\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers political, economic, cultural, and everyday life issues during a period of major changes in Russian history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses throughout the diversity of national groups, cultures, and religions in the Russian Empire and USSR\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how the radical policies adopted after 1917 both changed Russia and perpetuated an economic and political rigidity that continues to influence modern society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrations viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Politics 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Society 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Nations 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Modernization 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Belief 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. World 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Culture 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 275\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437784723736,"sku":"9781405169615","price":80.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405169615.jpg?v=1784940243","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/across-the-revolutionary-divide-russia-and-the-ussr-1861-1945-hardback-9781405169615","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}