02632nam 2200625 a 450 991046039930332120200520144314.097866129462881-282-94628-50-313-38623-4(CKB)2670000000066974(EBL)625393(OCoLC)700210809(SSID)ssj0000441987(PQKBManifestationID)12154643(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000441987(PQKBWorkID)10446220(PQKB)10928282(MiAaPQ)EBC625393(Au-PeEL)EBL625393(CaPaEBR)ebr10439503(CaONFJC)MIL294628(EXLCZ)99267000000006697420100907d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Russian revolution, 1917-1945[electronic resource] /Anthony D'AgostinoSanta Barbara, Calif. Praegerc20111 online resource (186 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-38622-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Land and people -- The intelligentsia and the West -- Russia the modernizing old regime -- Russia goes to war -- 1917 -- Civil war and war communism, 1918-1921 -- From Lenin to Stalin, 1921-1928 -- The Soviets in world affairs -- Agricultural collectivization and five-year plan, 1929-1933 -- The Great Purge and the path to World War Two -- The fate of the revolution -- The Hitler-Stalin pact, 1939-1941 -- World War Two : Russia versus Germany -- A debate: Was Stalin necessary?. This book offers a fresh analysis of the Russian Revolution from a global perspective. It stresses the historical role of Soviet Communism in the modernization of the country, the defeat of Nazism, and the rise of American power and world leadership. World War, 1939-1945Soviet UnionSocial changeSoviet UnionHistorySoviet UnionHistoryRevolution, 1917-1921Soviet UnionHistory1917-1936Soviet UnionHistory1925-1953Soviet UnionPolitics and governmentElectronic books.World War, 1939-1945Social changeHistory.947.084/2D'Agostino Anthony917492MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460399303321The Russian revolution, 1917-19452057161UNINA