A Companion to the Russian Revolution (Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History)

A compendium of original essays and contemporary viewpoints on the 1917 Revolution The 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. A Companion to the Russian Revolution offers more than thirty original essays, written by a team of respected scholars and historians of 20 th century Russian history. Presenting a wide range of contemporary perspectives, the Companion discusses 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. Presents a wide range of original essays that discuss Brings together in-depth coverage of political history, party history, cultural history, and new social approaches Explores the long-range causes, influence on early Soviet culture, and global after-life of the Russian Revolution Offers broadly-conceived, contemporary views of the revolution largely based on the author’s original research Links Russian revolutions to Russian Civil Wars as concepts A Companion to the Russian Revolution 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. Long-term causes of the Russian Revolution / Peter Waldron -- The First Russian Revolution, 1890-1914 / Frank Wcislo -- Russia at War: War as Revolution, Revolution as War / Christopher J. Read -- Support for the Regime and Right Wing Reform Plans Late 1916- Early 1917 / Mikhail Loukianov -- The Duma Committee, The Provisional Government, and the Birth of "Triple Power" in 1917 / Tsuyoshi Hasegawa -- The Practice of Power in 1917 / Ian Thatcher -- The Duma Revolution / A. B. Nikolaev -- The Dynamics of Violence in War and Revolution / V. P. Buldakov -- Russian Political Parties in the Russian Revolution of 1917-18 / Lutz Haefner -- Workers' Control and the "Workers' Constitution," the Fabzavkoms and Trade Unions in 1917 / Nikolai Mikhailov -- Peasant Dreams and Aspirations in the Russian Revolution / Aron Retish -- Liberalism / Stephen F. Williams -- Military Revolution and War Experience / Laurie Stoff -- To Accept or Not to Accept, that was the Question: The Role of the Russian Artistic and Literary World in 1917 / Ben Hellman and Tomi Huttunen -- Political Tradition, Revolutionary Symbols and the Language of Revolution in 1917 / Boris Kolonitskii -- Counter Revolution and the Tsarist Elite / Matthew Rendle -- Revolution in the Borderlands; the Case of Central Asia in Comparative Perspective / Marco Buttino -- Finland and the Russian Revolution, 1899-1919 / Aleksi Meinio -- Finland in 1917 / Hannu Immonen -- Part I: War and the "Russian" Revolutions / Mark Von Hagen -- Part II: Revolution as War: The Western Borderlands Post-October / Mark Von Hagen -- 1917 in the Provinces / Sarah Badcock -- Religion and Revolution: The Orthodox Church transformed / Gregory Freeze -- Gender and Revolution, 1914-21 / Elizabeth White -- Revolution and Foreign Policy / Michael Hughes -- Law and Revolution, 1917-21 / William Pomeranz -- The Bolsheviks and Their Message in 1917 / Lars Lih -- A Soviet Government? / Geoffrey Swain -- The Political Economy of War Communism / Erik Landis -- Civil Wars / Jon Smele -- Early Soviet Culture: Education, Science and Proletkult / Murray Frame -- Jews in the Revolution / Michael Hickey -- Prospects for Transformation in the Early 1920's / Tracy McDonald -- Revolution and Memory / Frederick Corney -- Archiving the Russian Revolution / William Rosenberg

A compendium of original essays and contemporary viewpoints on the 1917 Revolution

The 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.

A Companion to the Russian Revolution offers more than thirty original essays, written by a team of respected scholars and historians of 20 th century Russian history. Presenting a wide range of contemporary perspectives, the Companion discusses 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.

• Presents a wide range of original essays that discuss
• Brings together in-depth coverage of political history, party history, cultural history, and new social approaches
• Explores the long-range causes, influence on early Soviet culture, and global after-life of the Russian Revolution
• Offers broadly-conceived, contemporary views of the revolution largely based on the author's original research
• Links Russian revolutions to Russian Civil Wars as concepts

A Companion to the Russian Revolution 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.

La 4e de couverture porte : " A compendium of original essays and contemporary viewpoints on the 1917 Revolution. The 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. A Companion to the Russian Revolution offers more than thirty original essays, written by a team of respected scholars and historians of 20th century Russian history. Presenting a wide range of contemporary perspectives, the Companion discusses 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. Presents a wide range of original essays that discuss. Brings together in-depth coverage of political history, party history, cultural history, and new social approaches. Explores the long-range causes, influence on early Soviet culture, and global after-life of the Russian Revolution. Offers broadly-conceived, contemporary views of the revolution largely based on the author's original research. Links Russian revolutions to Russian Civil Wars as concepts. A Companion to the Russian Revolution 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. " "The long term causes of the Russian revolution reach deeply into the history of Tsarist Russia. The powerful Tsarist state was confronted by economic and social change as it sought to maintain its position as a great imperial power. The abolition of serfdom in the 1860s brought fundamental changes to Russian society, while urbanisation accelerated the development of a middle class and brought millions of working people to Russia's cities."-- Provided by publisher