{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-russian-revolution-9781118620892","title":"A Companion to the Russian Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compendium of original essays and contemporary viewpoints on the 1917 Revolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Russian revolution of 1917 reverberated throughout an empire that covered one-sixth of the world. It altered the geo-political landscape of not only Eurasia, but of the entire globe. The impact of this immense event is still felt in the present day. The historiography of the last two decades has challenged conceptions of the 1917 revolution as a monolithic entity-- the causes and meanings of revolution are many, as is reflected in contemporary scholarship on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Russian Revolution \u003c\/i\u003eoffers more than thirty original essays, written by a team of respected scholars and historians of 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century Russian history. Presenting a wide range of contemporary perspectives, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion \u003c\/i\u003ediscusses topics including the dynamics of violence in war and revolution, Russian political parties, the transformation of the Orthodox church, Bolshevism, Liberalism, and more. Although primarily focused on 1917 itself, and the singular Revolutionary experience in that year, this book also explores time-periods such as the First Russian Revolution, early Soviet government, the Civil War period, and even into the 1920's.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a wide range of original essays that discuss\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together in-depth coverage of political history, party history, cultural history, and new social approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the long-range causes, influence on early Soviet culture, and global after-life of the Russian Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers broadly-conceived, contemporary views of the revolution largely based on the author's original research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLinks Russian revolutions to Russian Civil Wars as concepts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Russian Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e is an important addition to modern scholarship on the subject, and a valuable resource for those interested in Russian, Late Imperial, or Soviet history as well as anyone interested in Revolution as a global phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Orlovsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.70w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118620892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Orlovsky\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Chicago and educated at Harvard (AB, AM PH.D.). He studied Russian at the Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA while in the US Marine Corps. At Southern Methodist University since 1976, he served as Department Chair, (1986 - 97) and Director of the SMU in Oxford summer school at University College, Oxford (1994 - present). He has been Visiting Professor of History at UC Berkeley, Stanford, and the University of Texas at Austin and continues to make frequent research trips to Russia and Helsinki, Finland. His research interests include the Russian Provisional Government, bureaucracy, the role of white-collar workers\/lower middle strata in Russian and Soviet history, and the intersection of institutions, society and politics across the divide of the Russian Revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40944802431091,"sku":"9.78112E+12","price":330.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_329828c7-a503-44fd-992a-1347f2f6c38f.jpg?v=1693920935","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-companion-to-the-russian-revolution-9781118620892","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}