Critical Companion to the Russian Revolution 1914-1921

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The collapse of the USSR and the overthrow of communism have shattered the entire world view that for seven decades informed Soviet scholarship, research strategy, and archival policy. This dictionary comprises substantial entries on key subjects, going beyond mere description and providing additional dimensions of interpretation and analysis.

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One of the most comprehensive surveys of the new information becoming available about the Russian Revolution and of the new interpretations of the revolutionary period. Kirkus Reviews A landmark reference work. Lingua Franca Breaks the mold of the anti-soviet paradigm. Library Journal It is well edited, and the historians are well chosen the collection as a whole provides a succinct exposition of the different interpretations of the key issues. The Economist This truly impressive work is an invaluable addition to studies of the Russian Revolution, a book one hopes will find its way into all college and university libraries as well as into public libraries and personal collections. Slavic Review Acton and his colleagues deserve great credit for bringing together the best of contemporary expertise on a host of historical problems. English Historical Review An invaluable reference aid Acton and his colleagues deserve great credit for bringing together the best of contemporary expertise on a host of historical problems. English Historical Review A great accomplishment that will be useful to every student of the period for many years to come. The Russian Review Lucid and erudite. The Journal of Historical Association A splendid achievement accessible and often thought-provoking an invaluable resource for specialists and non-specialists alike. The Journal of the Historical Assocation A formidable achievement it will be of very great value to undergraduates as a guide to the major controversies surrounding the subject. Even specialists may read it with profit. Revolutionary Russia Journal

Author Bio

Edward Acton, Professor of Modern European History, University of East Anglia, UK William G Rosenberg, Professor of Modern Russian and Soviet History, University of Michigan, USA Vladimir Cherniaev, Institute of Russian History, RAN, St Petersburg, Russia