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A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to its Legacy

Paperback • 2016 • English

A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to its Legacy

By Peter Kenez

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About the book

This 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 1920...Show more

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ISBN

9781316506233

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to its Legacy

Format

Paperback

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