The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
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The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union

Martin Mccauley

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The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union

Martin Mccauley

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'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, illustrationsand diagrams to illustrate key concepts, McCauley providesaseminal history of twentieth-century Russia.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
ISBN
9781317867821
Edition
3
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Tables
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Text Boxes
  9. List of Maps
  10. List of Illustrations
  11. Preface
  12. Acknowledgements
  13. The Party and the government
  14. 1. Ave Atque Vale
  15. 2. 1917: days of hope and days of despair
  16. 3. Soviet power, terror and civil war
  17. 4. Muslims and others and revolution
  18. 5. Women and revolution
  19. 6. The New Economic Policy
  20. 7. Diplomats and spies
  21. 8. Society and culture
  22. 9. Collectivisation: turning private peasants into state peasants
  23. 10. Industrialisation
  24. 11. Terror and the gulag
  25. 12. State and society
  26. 13. Pursuing peace and preparing for war
  27. 14. Total war
  28. 15. The onset of the Cold War
  29. 16. High Stalinism
  30. 17. Bolshevik speak
  31. 18. Stalin, Hitler and Mao
  32. 19. The Khrushchev era
  33. 20. The Brezhnev era
  34. 21. The Gorbachev era
  35. 22. Strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet system
  36. 23. Russia reborn
  37. Biographies
  38. Glossary
  39. Bibliography
  40. Index
Citation styles for The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union

APA 6 Citation

Mccauley, M. (2014). The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (3rd ed.). Taylor and Francis. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1545390/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-soviet-union-pdf (Original work published 2014)

Chicago Citation

Mccauley, Martin. (2014) 2014. The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union. 3rd ed. Taylor and Francis. https://www.perlego.com/book/1545390/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-soviet-union-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Mccauley, M. (2014) The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union. 3rd edn. Taylor and Francis. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1545390/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-soviet-union-pdf (Accessed: 25 September 2021).

MLA 7 Citation

Mccauley, Martin. The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union. 3rd ed. Taylor and Francis, 2014. Web. 25 Sept. 2021.