Drawing on both primary sources and major interpretive works, this sixth edition updates its existing coverage of the social, economic. Many of those books actually have a lot to do with russian history. Pick 1 may be excellent, but its simply too large for many people. In russia, so far, nothing has worked better than the myth of the great patriotic war which, to a large extent, was constructed on the soviet victory over the nazis, thus allowing the narrative that the red. The conflict began in the mid1940s, just after the end of the second world war and ended in the early 1990s with the collapse of the soviet union. It is called the cold war because the usa and ussr never fought each other.
A history of the soviet union from the beginning to the end. Massive selection of new and used russian history books. The conflict on the eastern front, fought between the soviet union and nazi germany between 1941 and 1945, was the greatest, most costly, and most brutal conflict on land in human history. A history of the russian revolution, leon trotsky about 900 pages long, this book is an imposing firsthand account of the russian revolution, remarkable for having been composed by one of its chief protagonistsproof, if need be, that leon trotsky was a. I actually disagree with removing the fiction books.
It promised the workers would rise, destroy capitalism, and create a socialist utopia under the leadership of the communist party of the soviet union. The bolshevik seizure of power in 1917 radically changed russian literature. The cold war was a conflict between the united states of america and its allies and the soviet union and its allies. Apr 15, 2020 11 insightful books about the soviet union worth reading.
Russian and soviet history a bibliography of resources at cornell university library i. The best books on 20th century russia five books expert. History europe russia the former soviet union books alibris. Im wondering if anyone has written a history of the space program of the soviet union and maybe even into postcommunist russia. Ive seen a couple recommendations for james orbergs red star in orbit, but this appears to be pretty inaccurate and out of date given that it was written in 1981 with limited source info and hasnt been updated since that i can tell. The novel that introduced soviet jews to their forgotten. The ten years 19171927 saw a radical transformation of the russian empire into a communist state, the soviet union. A history orlando figes revolutionary russia, 18911991. Rachel polonskys book is based on her chance discovery of vyacheslav molotovs library. But if youre not prepared to accept russian ex soviet claims on the basis of blind faith, find yourself another author.
How lenins love of literature shaped the russian revolution. A history of the russian revolution, leon trotsky about 900 pages long, this book is an imposing firsthand account of the russian revolution, remarkable for having been composed by one of its chief protagonistsproof, if need be, that leon trotsky was a formidable writer amongst other things. Walsh html at yamaguchy from marx to lenin new york. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. She has curated and cocurated a number of exhibitions at the museum that have toured internationally, including soviet design 19501980 20, discovering utopia. Analyze how the russian empire and the soviet union approached the issue of ethnic identity. One of the least biased and most balanced accounts of the soviet union one can find, this author traveled throughout the country interviewing soviet citizens on various questions. Extensive price list for thousands of authentic items representing history of soviet empire from 1917 to 1991 with emphasis on early years and war with nazi germany. Explain how russian history impacted its modernday geographic landscape. The past year has prompted a predictable flurry of sovietthemed activity to mark the 100th anniversary of the october revolution. List of books and articles about russian history online. Part of this has to do with the fact that many jews who grew up in the soviet union and found in the book a connection to their oftenforgotten historical past the pale of settlement, jewish cultural life in czarist russia, jewish communal and political affiliation before the 1917 october revolution, and finally, the holocaust are now. Widely acclaimed as the best onevolume survey text available, a history of russia presents the whole span of russia s history, from the origins of the kievan state and the building of an empire, to soviet russia, the successor states, and beyond. Jan 19, 2018 in 20, when putin criticized history teaching in schools stating that various textbooks were presenting opposing points of view it marked a new era for russias education system.
The best books to read on the russian revolution, a. Its a wellresearched, fascinating look at how the soviet union was affected and reacted to the german invasion and the four years of conflict that followed. Pages in category history books about the soviet union the following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. Top 10 books about the russian revolution books the guardian. An original and thoughtprovoking text, russian and soviet history uses noteworthy themes and important events from russian history to spark classroom discussion. Elsewhere, the seach will be visibly opened after this button is selected. An analysis of historical narratives depicting key events article pdf available january 20 with 4,276 reads how we measure reads. Shop history europe russia the former soviet union books at alibris. At the time, the party was concerned with the abundance of publications about the aucp bs history and sought to have a single, simple and authoritative book on the subject. So, if you want a handy summary of russian ex soviet military propaganda, were great, anything bad that happened was stalins fault, we love peace, etc. This book also stands on the precipice of an epoch changing event.
Books are a key resource for information about russia and the soviet union from the early eighteenth century to the present. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in. Soviet russia covers 19171922 and soviet union covers 1922 to 1991. In response to the presidents criticism, a new, single textbook on russian history was suggested. The best books on 20th century russia recommended by francis spufford. The book was written by a team of historians and party members, with the principal authors being vilhelm knorin, pyotr pospelov and yemelyan yaroslavsky.
Top 10 books about the russian revolution books the. The novel that introduced soviet jews to their forgotten history. Top 10 books about the russian revolution the guardian. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. List of books and articles about women in russia online. The history of russia begins with that of the eastern slavs and the finnougric peoples. Rare books division, new york public library, astor, lenox and tilden foundations 9 antireligious poster religion is poison. The best books on putin and russian history five books.
Feb 06, 2017 these are a mix of books i read in political science and history classes while getting an undergrad degree in international studies and more recent releases ive checked out to try and get a handle on the russian political scenewhich seems more important than ever. History of the russian and soviet navies from the time of peter the great to the 1970s. Soviet russia covers 19171922 and soviet union covers the years 1922 to 1991. We feature orders, medals, ids and other attributes of power.
Robert chandler, one of the best known translators of russian literature, recommends some of his favourite tales of soviet russia. The best tales of soviet russia recommended by robert chandler. After the russian civil war, the bolsheviks took dictatorial control. After a civil war the bolsheviks communists took dictatorial control. History books top 10 books about the russian revolution a century after the bolsheviks seized power for communism, tariq ali chooses some of the best books about an uprising that changed the world. There are many decent and easy to read books about russia and russian history, but since russian history is very controversial topic which mainly composed of politically and ideologically charged interpretations, you should focus on understand. Various states have existed in this region, including the gar. While saddened that his soviet colleagues were barred, he produced what is a historical masterpiece on. It focuses on minority groups within the soviet union and how the. If youre interested in wwii, i usually recommend ivans war by catherine merridale. Information on the period from 1917 to 1991 can be found in the entry on the union of soviet socialist republics. Books about the history of the soviet union revolutionary russia, 18911991. My goodness, some of these books helped propel the russian revolution. Postrevolutionary literature literature under soviet rule.
The russian civil war 19171923 was a multiparty war that occurred within the former russian empire after the russian provisional government collapsed and the soviets under the domination of the bolshevik party assumed power, first in petrograd st. Richard pipess authoritative history of the violent and disruptive acts that created the first modern totalitarian regime portrays the crisis at the heart of the tsarist empire. A century after the bolsheviks captured the winter palace, we round up the most illuminating new releases tackling the. This is a list of the greatest russian history books. Navigate to the global search form search landmark. Describe the current areas of ethnic conflict within russia. Ethnic russians occupied a unique place within the soviet unionas hoskings title succinctly puts it, as both its rulers and victims. A history is a great book to learn about the soviet dream from its roots in the 1891 famine to its eventual demise as the dreams of lenin and collapsed into a world of corruption and pseudo capitalism.
Her books include a social history of the russian empire 16501825 1999 and charles whitworth. Both etkins and polonskys books have an admirable way of taking cultural allusions from russian literary history and using them to explain the history of the time but also the present. History of the communist party of the soviet union. And was it possible to predict this turn of events.
History of the communist party of the soviet union 1939. They were dedicated to a version of marxism developed by vladimir lenin. Discover librarianselected research resources on women in russia from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Collect russia books and reference imperial russian history. Joseph stalin, leader of the soviet union 18781953 simple history. Customer login click to login click to open new account price. Russia is the largest country in the world, containing 18 of the. The ten years 19171927 saw a radical transformation of imperial russia into a communist state, the ussr. Some of those books describe serfdom and the russian culture better than many history books can. The decline and dissolution of the soviet union short documentary. Soviet russia in the 1930s by sheila fitzpatrick, stalin.
There is a lot of nostalgia in russia today about the soviet era, and particularly about stalins leadership. History textbooks are a useful tool in this regard, as it is through them that the young generation shapes its understanding of history. Learn about his younger years, his rise to power and his brutal reign that caused. A hundred years after the russian revolution, history, according to most. Stuart, russian and soviet economic performance and structure 7th ed.
Lost archives of soviet design 2016, which received the utopia medal at the london design biennale in 2016, and history of russian design 19172017 2017, among many others. Russian history the history of russia begins with that of the eastern slavs and the finnougric peoples. Malia does not mince words in his forthright and illuminating book. Mar 25, 2017 how lenins love of literature shaped the russian revolution. The photo book that captured how the soviet regime made the truth disappear. Reading russia and the soviet union in the twentieth. The story of the last of the romanovs and the coming of the bolsheviki new york, blue ribbon books, ca. The monument was unveiled in moscow in november of that year by the representative of the moscow soviet.
The photo book that captured how the soviet regime made. Consisting of twenty essays written by experts in each area, the book does not simply repeat the conventional themes found in nearly all russian history texts, anthologies, and documentary compilations. The following article deals with the formation and history of the russian state and empire until 1917 and after the formation of the contemporary russian federation in 1991. Old russian literature consists of several masterpieces written in the old east slavic i. Books are a key resource for information about the soviet union from 19171985. Offering a large selection of soviet and russian items from the revolution through wwii and beyond. Soviet history books were rewritten to give him a more prominent role in the revolution and mythologize other aspects of his life. He is seen by many as a great, decisive leader, who steered the soviet union through the most brutal and dangerous conflict of its history, the second world war. Joseph stalin, leader of the soviet union 18781953.
The subject headings listed in this section can be used to find books related to this topic in any library catalog which uses library of congress subject headings, including csus library catalog it is not an exhaustive list. The history of the soviet union has long fascinated me from the start of the empire when the peasants rose up against the establishment and lenins bolshevik red army stormed the winter gardens to the fall of the empire and the events that led up to its collapse. A history from beginning to end is an attempt to describe an important period of world history, affecting. Reading russia and the soviet union in the twentie. A guide to learning about russian history, from the revolution to putin. The house of government is unlike any other book about the russian revolution and the soviet experiment. Discover librarianselected research resources on russian history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. The cambridge history of russia edited by ronald grigor suny november 2006. Russian literature postrevolutionary literature britannica. After a brief period of relative openness compared to what followed in the 1920s, literature became a tool of state propaganda.
Aleksandra brushteins books, set in czarist russia, gained cult status among soviet jews. Acquire your favorite russian history books at low prices. A history of the soviet union from the beginning to the. Home browse history european history russia and the soviet union women in russia. Joseph stalin 18781953 was the dictator of the union of soviet socialist republics ussr from 1929 to 1953. It was arguably the single most decisive factor of the war, and shaped the postwar world as. A member of the russian federations academy of natural sciences, he has written or coauthored more than 60 books and selfpublished studies and atlases, as well as hundreds of articles on soviet military strategy, intelligence, and deception and the history of the red soviet army, soviet russian military history, and world war ii.
History of soviet russia and the soviet union 19171927. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden, from the soviet invasion to september 10, 2001. Soviet historyrussian civil war wikibooks, open books for. Browse and buy a vast selection of history of russia and the soviet union books and collectibles on. My account my purchases advanced search browse collections rare books art. Apr 12, 2017 history books top 10 books about the russian revolution. Extras indybest books nonfiction books 6 best russian history books. History of the communist party of the soviet union bolsheviks from marx to mao m l.
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