The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (Longman History of Russia) - Image 1

Price loading...

Routledge The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (Longman History of Russia)

Name: The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (Longman History of Russia)
Brand: Routledge

Russia

Price History & Forecast

No Price Data Available

Price history will appear here once data is collected from Amazon.

Price Distribution

No price data available for histogram

Description

Product Description 'An expert in probing mafia-type relationships in present-day Russia, Martin McCauley here offers a vigorously written scrutiny of Soviet politics and society since the days of Lenin and Stalin.' John Keep, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto. The birth of the Soviet Union surprised many; its demise amazed the whole world. How did imperial Russia give way to the Soviet Union in 1917, and why did the USSR collapse so quickly in 1991? Marxism promised paradise on earth, but the Communist Party never had true power, instead allowing Lenin and Stalin to become dictators who ruled in its name. The failure of the planned economy to live up to expectations led to a boom in the unplanned economy, in particular the black market. In turn, this led to the growth of organised crime and corruption within the government. The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union examines the strengths, weaknesses, and contradictions of the first Marxist state, and reassesses the role of power, authority and legitimacy in Soviet politics. Including first-person accounts, anecdotes, illustrations and diagrams to illustrate key concepts, McCauley provides a seminal history of twentieth-century Russia. About the Author Martin McCauley is former Senior Lecturer in Politics at the School of Slavonicand East European Studies, University College, University of London. His previous publications include Stalin and Stalinism (2003), Bandits, Gangsters and the Mafia: Russia , the Baltic States and the CIS Since 1991 (2001) and Gorbachev (2000).

Product Specifications

Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 113883758X
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Russia
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 27 April 2015
Listed Since: 07 July 2014

Barcode

No barcode data available

Routledge The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (Longman History of Russia)

Price History & Forecast

No Price Data Available

Price Distribution

Description

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Routledge The Soviet Union 1917-1991 - Longman History of Russia

The Soviet Union 1917-1991 (Longman History of Russia)

The Collapse of the Soviet Union, 1985-1991 (Seminar Studies)

Motherland: Russia in the Twentieth Century

Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse?: Understanding Historical Change: Understanding Historical Change

Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse?: Understanding Historical Change

Soviet Politics: In Perspective

The Rise and Fall of the The Soviet Economy: An Economic History of the USSR 1945 - 1991 (The Postwar World)

The Soviet Union: 1917-1991

The Rise and Fall of the The Soviet Economy: An Economic History of the USSR 1945 - 1991 (The Postwar World)

Routledge - The Demise of the Soviet Communist Party Book

The Collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union (Greenwood Press Guides to Historic Events of the Twentieth Century)

Writing History in the Soviet Union: Making the Past Work

The Russian Revolution and Stalinism (Routledge Europe-Asia Studies)

Soviet Politics 1917-1991

Routledge - The Destruction of the Soviet Economic System

The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (Routledge Sources in History)

The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (Routledge Sources in History)

The Cold War 1949-2016 (Seminar Studies)

Routledge Postcommunist Studies and Political Science Book

Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991

The Soviet Era: From Lenin to Yeltsin

The Destruction of the Soviet Economic System: An Insider's History

Russia's Revolution from Above, 1985-2000: Reform, Transition and Revolution in the Fall of the Soviet Communist Regime