The Russian Revolution
Descriere
The Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the twentieth century. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet regime and the opening of its archives, it has become possible to step back and see the full picture.
Starting with an overview of the roots of the revolution, Fitzpatrick takes the story from 1917, through Stalin's "revolution from above", to the great purges of the 1930s. She tells a gripping story of a Marxist revolution that was intended to transform the world, visited enormous suffering on the Russian people, and, like the French Revolution before it, ended up by devouring its own children.
This updated edition contains a fully revised bibliography and updated introduction to address the centenary, what does it all mean in retrospect.
Despre autor
Sheila Mary Fitzpatrick este o istorică australiană, ale cărei domenii principale de cercetare sunt istoria Uniunii Sovietice și istoria Rusiei moderne, în special epoca stalinistă și Marele Teror, pe care le analizează prin prisma unei „istorii de jos”, fiind o reprezentantă a „școlii revisioniste” din historiografia comunistă.
