Nikolai Sukhanov: Chronicler of the Russian Revolution (St Antony's Series)

Nikolai Sukhanov stood at the center of the Russian Revolution as a founding member and ideologist of the Petrograd Soviet and as an editor of the leading opposition newspaper. His eyewitness memoir of the revolution includes Lenin, Trotsky, Martov, Chernov, Tsereteli, and other important figures. Found guilty at the show-trial of 1931 and victim of a trumped-up charge of spying for Germany, he was shot in 1940 and rehabilitated in 1992. This book chronicles his life against the backrop of the Russian Revolution. Sukhanov Stood At The Centre Of The Russian Revolution As An Active Participant, Keen Observer And Lively Chronicler. He Recorded The Revolution's Most Stirring Events In A Vivid And Remarkably Honest Seven-volume Memoir Where He Took The Measure Of Such Leading Figures As Lenin, Trotsky, Martov, Chernov, Tsereteli, Miliukov And Many Others. He Played A Major Role In The Early Days Of The Petrograd Soviet As Founding Member And Ideologist; And, As Editor And Political Columnist Of The Leading Opposition Newspaper, He Was A Pivotal Figure In The Political-intellectual Ferment Of The Revolution. During The Crucial Agrarian Debates Of The 1920s, Sukhanov Fearlessly Championed The Russian Village Commune, The Obshchina, Against Those Communist Economists Who Prepared The Party For Stalin's Brutal Collectivization Policy. A Defendant At The Farcical Menshevik Show-trial Of March 1931, And Subsequently The Victim Of A Trumped-up Charge Of Spying For Germany, Sukhanov Was Shot In June 1940 And Only Rehabilitated In 1992. His Fate Epitomizes The Tragedy Of Those Members Of Russia's Radical Intelligentsia Who Sought A Place For Themselves In The Soviet System And Were Destroyed By It.--book Jacket. Champion Of The Russian Village Commune -- Ideologist Of The February Revolution -- Chronicler Of Russia's Democratic Revolution -- In Opposition To The Bolshevik 'jacobin' Dictatorship -- Knight Errant Of The Obshchina -- Sukhanov At The Menshevik Trial. Israel Getzler. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 213-219) And Index. The Twentieth Century Posed Great Challenges For British Foreign Policy. How Effectively Did Policymakers Cope With Change And Decline? Were They As Pragmatic As They Claimed? Are There Identifiable Patterns Of Success And Failure? Peter Mangold Seeks To Answer These Questions In This New Thematic Account Of British Foreign Policy Between 1900 And 2000. Issues Covered Include Imperial Overstretch, The Reluctance To Engage Militarily And Politically With Continental Europe, Alliance Management, The Role Of Force, Loss Of Great Power Status, And Britain's Impact On The International System. The Final Chapter Considers Prospects For The Twenty-first Century.--jacket. 1. The Scope Of The Possible -- 2. Ends Beyond Means -- 3. The Limits Of Pragmatism -- 4. Kinds Of Allies -- 5. The Strategic Dimension -- 6. The Sound Barrier -- 7. International Impact -- 8. Patterns And Prognoses -- App. I. Outline Chronology, Main Events Relating To British Foreign Policy, 1900-2000 -- App. Ii. British Foreign Secretaries, 1900-2001. Peter Mangold. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 219-233) And Index. Annotation Sukhanov stood at the centre of the Russian revolution as a founding member and ideologist of the Petrograd Soviet and as fearless editor of the leading opposition newspaper. His seven-volume eyewitness memoir of the major events of the Russian revolution is peopled by such leading figures as Lenin, Trotsky, Martov, Chernov, Tsereteli and many more. In the 1920s he stood out in courageous opposition to those of his fellow economists who prepared the Communist Party for Stalin's brutal collectivization. Found guilty at the farcical Menshevik show-trial of 1931 and subsequently victim of a trumped-up charge of spying for Germany, he was shot in 1940 and only rehabilitated in 1992. His fate epitomizes the tragedy of those Russian intellectuals who sought an accommodation with the Communist dictatorship and were destroyed by it "The twentieth century posed great challenges for British foreign policy. How effectively did policymakers cope with change and decline? Were they as pragmatic as they claimed? Are there identifiable patterns of success and failure?". "Peter Mangold seeks to answer these questions in this new thematic account of British foreign policy between 1900 and 2000. Issues covered include imperial overstretch, the reluctance to engage militarily and politically with continental Europe, alliance management, the role of force, loss of Great Power status, and Britain's impact on the international system. The final chapter considers prospects for the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET. A growing interest in political Islam has assumed significant ideological and intellectual dimensions, especially in recent years. Rather than viewing the issue as Islam versus the rest, or tradition against modernity, this volume acknowledges the mutualities without overlooking the tensions. It centers on issues such as the Rushdie affair, conflictive pluralism in South Asia and Islam's links with the Kashmir dispute, the Iranian revolution, civil war in Afghanistan, and western public diplomacy. "This book gives an economic perspective to the analysis of deforestation. Following a survey of different deforestation definitions, theories and empirical evidence, a case-study of Ecuador provides a versatile historical picture of factors influencing forest loss throughout different periods, regions and ecosystems."--BOOK JACKET. Machine generated contents note: 1 Champion of the Russian Village Commune 2 Ideologist of the February Revolution 3 Chronicler of Russia's Democratic Revolution 4 In Opposition to the Bolshevik 'Jacobin' Dictatorship 5 Knight Errant of the Obshchina 6 Sukhanov at the Menshevik Trial Appendix I Appendix II Notes Bibliography Index.