REINTERPRETING REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA: ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF JAMES D. WHITE; ED. BY IAN D. THATCHER

This is a stimulating and highly original collection of essays from a team of internationally renowned experts. The contributors reinterpret key issues and debates, including political, social, cultural and international aspects of the Russian revolution stretching from the late imperial period into the early Soviet state. With a particular emphasis on historiography, this will be essential reading for an understanding of the driving forces of the revolution, of the role of individuals such as Lenin and Trotsky as well as the broader social and political landscape, and the impact the revolution had on the wider world. Reinterpreting Revolutionary Russia Is A Collection Of Essays From A Team Of Internationally Renowned Experts. Each Chapter Reinterprets Key Issues And Debates, Including Political, Social, Cultural And International Aspects Of The Russian Revolution Stretching From The Late Imperial Period To The Early Soviet State. Specific Issues Such As That Of Terrorism In The Russian Liberation Movement Are Discussed, As Well As Studies Of The Broader Historiography, Discussing Why The Revolution Happened And When It Ended. Importantly, There Are Reassessments Of The Role Of Key Individuals, Rescuing Lenin, Trotsky And Krupskaya From Mythology. In Addition, The Impact Of Political Struggles Upon The Cultural World, From Museum Displays To Historical Reputations, Is Investigated, And The Repercussions Of The Bolshevik Revolution For International Relations Are Also Highlighted. This Collection Is Essential Reading For An Understanding Of The Driving Forces Of The Russian Revolution, Of The Role Of Individuals, Of The Broader Social And Political Landscape, And Of The Impact The Revolution Had On The Wider World.--jacket. Terror In 1905 / John Keep -- Mariya Spiridonova: Russian Martyr And British Heroine? The Portrayal Of A Russian Female Terrorist In The British Press / Jane Mcdermid -- The First World War And The End Of Tsarism / David Saunders -- The October Revolution, The Constituent Assembly, And The End Of The Russian Revolution / Rex A. Wade -- Trotsky And The Russian Civil War / Geoffrey Swain -- A Bolshevik In Brixton Prison: Fedor Raskol'nikov And The Origins Of Anglo-soviet Relations / Jonathan D. Smele -- Retrieving The Historical Lenin / Christopher Read -- In Lenin's Shadow: Nadezhda Krupskaya And The Bolshevik Revolution / Jane Mcdermid And Anya Hillyar -- Soviet 'foreign Policy' And The Versailles-washington System / Paul Dukes -- From 'state Of The Art' To 'state Art': The Rise Of Socialist Realism At The Tretyakov Gallery / Mary Hannah Byers -- Politics Projected Into The Past: What Precipitated The 1936 Campaign Against M.n. Pokrovsky? / David Brandenberger. Edited By Ian D. Thatcher. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Reinterpreting Revolutionary Russia is a stimulating and highly original collection of essays from a team of internationally renowned experts. Each chapter reinterprets key issues and debates, including political, social, cultural and international aspects of the Russian revolution stretching from the late imperial period to the early Soviet state. Specific issues such as that of terrorism in the Russian liberation movement are discussed, as well as studies of the broader historiography, discussing why the Revolution happened and when it ended. Importantly, there are reassessments of the role of key individuals, rescuing Lenin, Trotsky and Krupskaya from mythology. In addition, the impact of political struggles upon the cultural world, from museum displays to historical reputations, is investigated, and the repercussions of the Bolshevik revolution for international relations are also highlighted. This collection is essential reading for an understanding of the driving forces of the Russian revolution, of the role of individuals, of the broader social and political landscape, and of the impact the revolution had on the wider world Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Notes on Contributors......Page 7 1 Introduction......Page 10 2 Terror in 1905......Page 29 3 Mariya Spiridonova: Russian Martyr and British Heroine? The Portrayal of a Russian Female Terrorist in the British Press......Page 45 4 The First World War and the End of Tsarism......Page 64 5 The October Revolution, the Constituent Assembly, and the End of the Russian Revolution......Page 81 6 Trotsky and the Russian Civil War......Page 95 7 A Bolshevik in Brixton Prison: Fedor Raskol’nikov and the Origins of Anglo-Soviet Relations......Page 114 8 Retrieving the Historical Lenin......Page 139 9 In Lenin’s Shadow: Nadezhda Krupskaya and the Bolshevik Revolution......Page 157 10 Soviet ‘Foreign Policy’ and the Versailles-Washington System......Page 175 11 From ‘State of the Art’ to ‘State Art’: The Rise of Socialist Realism at the Tretyakov Gallery......Page 193 12 Politics Projected into the Past: What Precipitated the 1936 Campaign Against M.N. Pokrovsky?......Page 211 D......Page 224 K......Page 225 O......Page 226 S......Page 227 Z......Page 228