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The Twentieth Century Russia Reader book cover

1st Edition

The Twentieth Century Russia Reader

Edited By Alastair Kocho-Williams Copyright 2011
368 Pages
by Routledge

368 Pages
by Routledge

The twentieth century was, for Russia, one of the most challenging in its history. the country experienced war, revolution and systemic collapse, all of which brought serious challenges especially in international affairs. Only by examining the whole century can Modern Russia be properly understood and key questions as to the impact of war, revolution, collapse, the Cold War ad... Read more
Introduction  1. Russia under the last Tsar  2. Russia in Revolution and Civil War, 1917-1921  3. The Soviet Union in the interwar years  4. The Second World War and the onset of the Cold War  5. The Krushchev and Brezhnev Era  6. Gorbachev, reform and collapse  7. Post-Soviet Russia

Biography

Alastair Kocho-Williams is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of the West of England. He is the author of The Russian and Soviet Diplomatic Corps, 1900-1939 (Palgrave Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations, forthcoming 2009)

"This volume will prove to be an excellent introductory text for the undergraduate...Given its intended readership, such a volume should aim for clarity and authority as well as accessibility. It succeeds on all these fronts, providing a refreshingly balanced assessment of the historical picture as it currently stands, as well as covering a broad range of topics, with both articles and reviews...Overall, the volume can be unhesitatingly recommended to any interested student seeking an introduction to the study of modern Russian history."

George Gilbert, University of East Anglia in European History Quarterly, Vol. 43 No. 2

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