The Formation of the Soviet Union

Communism and Nationalism, 1917-1923, Revised Edition
2. Revised Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-674-30951-7
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 513 g

Reihe: Russian Research Center Studies

Here is the history of the disintegration of the Russian Empire, and the emergence, on its ruins, of a multinational Communist state. In this revealing account, Richard Pipes tells how the Communists exploited the new nationalism of the peoples of the Ukraine, Belorussia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Volga-Ural area--first to seize power and then to expand into the borderlands. The Formation of the Soviet Union acquires special relevance in the post-Soviet era, when the ethnic groups described in the book once again reclaimed their independence, this time apparently for good. In a 1996 Preface to the Revised Edition, Pipes suggests how material recently released from the Russian archives might supplement his account.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pipes, Richard

Pipes, Richard Edgar

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Revolutionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Marxismus, Kommunismus

Über Autor(innen)

Pipes, Richard Edgar
Richard Pipes is Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of History, Emeritus, at Harvard University.