{"product_id":"building-socialism-the-communist-party-and-the-making-of-the-soviet-system-1921-1941-hardback-9781009218863","title":"Building Socialism; The Communist Party and the Making of the Soviet System, 1921–1941 (Hardback) 9781009218863","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBuilding Socialism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Communist Party and the Making of the Soviet System, 1921–1941\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvides the first detailed examination of rank-and-file communist party activism as an element of governance in the Soviet system.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYiannis Kokosalakis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009218863, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 May 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e330 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.56 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\"\u003eBy placing the party grassroots at the centre of its focus, Building Socialism presents an original account of the formative first two decades of the Soviet system. Assembled in a large network of primary party organisations (PPO), the Bolshevik rank-and-file was an army of activists made up of ordinary people. While far removed from the levers of power, they were nevertheless charged with promoting the Party's programme of revolutionary social transformation in their workplaces, neighbourhoods, and households. Their regular meetings, conferences and campaigns have generated a voluminous source base.  This rich material provides a unique view of the practical manifestation of the Party's revolutionary mission and forms the basis of this insightful new narrative of how the Soviet republic functioned in the period from the end of the Russian Civil War in 1921 to its invasion by Nazi Germany in 1941.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations and Russian terms\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: the Communist Party in Leninist theory, Soviet practice and historical scholarship\u003cbr\u003e 1. Building a workers' party\u003cbr\u003e 2. Which way to socialism? NEP and the struggle for power\u003cbr\u003e 3. Laying the foundations: the rank-and-file and rapid industrialisation\u003cbr\u003e 4. Marxism and clean canteens: cultural activism between ideology and practice\u003cbr\u003e 5. Democratisation and repression\u003cbr\u003e 6. Party activism on the road to war\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusion: the vanguard concept as a promising category for historical research\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Revolutionary groups \u0026amp; movements [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Revolutionary groups \u0026amp; movements\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Revolutionary%20groups%20\u0026amp;%20movements%20%5BJPWQ%5D%22\"\u003eJPWQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Socialism \u0026amp; left-of-centre democratic ideologies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Socialism \u0026amp; left-of-centre democratic ideologies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Socialism%20\u0026amp;%20left-of-centre%20democratic%20ideologies%20%5BJPFF%5D%22\"\u003eJPFF\u003c\/a\u003e], Marxism \u0026amp; Communism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Marxism \u0026amp; Communism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Marxism%20\u0026amp;%20Communism%20%5BJPFC%5D%22\"\u003eJPFC\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], General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\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":45978345505048,"sku":"9781009218863","price":67.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009218863i.jpg?v=1696791450","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/building-socialism-the-communist-party-and-the-making-of-the-soviet-system-1921-1941-hardback-9781009218863","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}