Softcover. London, England, Phoenix Press, Reprint, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Why and how did the October 1917 revolution occur in Russia? Often overlooked as a crucial factor in the Bolsheviks' victory was the role of the peasantry. Here is an enthralling portrait of this poor but sizable population on the eve of the uprising; of the breakdown of state power in the countryside; and, most important, of the relationship between the serfs and the Bolsheviks during the civil war. An enlightening approach, illustrated with disturbing contemporary images. Record # 33978
Hardcover. NY, Oxford University Press, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 271 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with some minor bumping to the corners and one small spot of sticky residue on the front. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Working in the Soviet Union of the 1920s, L.N. Kritsman and his "Agrarian Marxists" studied the process of class differentiation within the Russian peasantry, examining the best means of identifying and measuring it and investigating how farms with different class characteristics varied in their relation to production and forms of farm organizations. Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-268) and index. Significant marking in pencil by the previous owner is present throughout the first half of the book. Record # 33972
Softcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 284 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains more than 100 B&W and full-color photographs and illustrations throughout. This wide-ranging book is the first to explore the visual culture of Russia over the entire span of Russian history, from ancient Kiev to contemporary, post-Soviet society. The book examines the ways that Russians have represented themselves visually and used visual images in social and political contexts. Expert contributors discuss images and objects from all over the Russian/Soviet empire, including consumer goods, architectural monuments, religious icons, portraits, news and art photography, popular prints, films, folk art, and more. Clean copy. Record # 33975
Softcover. New York, Longman Publishers, 2nd, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 288 pages, b & w maps and charts, 1st printing of revised edition, very clean, tight copy. Record # 800543
hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 1994, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 181 pages. Hardcover. Color photographs throughout. Some foxing to top edge and dust jacket. Otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 469628
Hardcover. NY, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 222 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition due to bumping along the top edge and corners. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book examines the development of twentieth-century Russian architecture as it relates to the transformation of imperial Russia into an industrialized Soviet empire, and shows how Western notions of style and technology were assimilated on a massive scale into a uniquely Russian vision. Reshaping Russian Architecture will also appeal to those interested in modern architecture and urban planning in general. Clean copy. Record # 33973
Hardcover. Cambridge, MA, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, 484 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. In this illuminating book, Geoffrey Hosking explores what the Soviet experience meant for Russians. One of the keys lies in messianism, the idea rooted in Russian Orthodoxy that the Russians were a "chosen people." The communists reshaped this notion into messianic socialism, in which the Soviet order would lead the world in a new direction. Neither vision, however, fit the "community spirit" of the Russian people, and the resulting clash defined the Soviet world. Light underlining in pencil present throughout. Record # 33909
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st thus, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 489 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is chipped and worn, and the spine has been sunned. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains bind-in with B&W photography. This book examines the Russian revolution of February 1917, also known as the 'liberal' revolution. Long overshadowed by the Bolshevik revolution, this book presents important features of the Russian political scene post WWI. Previous owner's name is present on first front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33908
Softcover. Harlow, England, Pearson Education Limited, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 318 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. The story of Russia's First World War remains largely unknown, neglected by historians who have been more interested in the grand drama that unfolded in 1917. This book shows that war is itself revolutionary in that it ruptures established social and economic ties, but also creates new social and economic relationships, affiliations, practices and opportunities. Clean copy. Record # 33976
Softcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1st thus, 1990, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 226 pages, soft cover. Covers are in very good condition overall, despite a few minor dings and some sticker residue on the rear. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book is an economic history of the Soviet Union, focussing primarily on the consequences of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP). Previous owner's light underlining is present throughout in pencil. Record # 34279
Softcover. University of California Press, 1st, February 13, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 652 pages. Slight crease to spine, else a clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 458241
Softcover. Cambridge ; New York, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 337 pages, b&w illustrations. Markings in ink to a handful pages. Clean, tight copy. Record # 459438
Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1st US, 1979, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 296 pages. Remainder-stamp to top edge, light wear to dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Record # 453330
Hardcover. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 220 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition, with several open tears concentrated along the top edge. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains graphs and tables throughout. This book examines how, to the peasant in imperial Russia, death and disease were far more potent forces than czar or landlord. Although the legal and economic history of serfdom has received widespread scholarly attention, the social aspects of serf life have been ignored. Hoch fills this gap with his research on the estate of the Gagarin noble family in Petrovskoe. This is an ex-library book, with the standard exterior markings, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33983
Softcover. Evanston, IL, Northwestern University Press, 1st thus, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 438 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is a sweeping account of and a penetrating reflection on Russia's four hundred years of experience in Siberia. Beginning with Yermak, whose Cossacks crossed into Siberia in the 1580s, through the rapid Russian exploration, conquest, and colonialization, to today, Rasputin reveals the peculiarities of the Siberians, studying the gap between dreams and reality that has plagued Russians in Siberia for centuries. Clean copy. Record # 34031
Hardcover. NY, Praeger, 2nd, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Transl. from German by Maurice Rosenbaum. 310 pages in an edgeworn dust jacket with slight tear to front cover. Previous owner's name stamp on front fly leaf. Record # 600037
Hardcover. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 464 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains bind-in with B&W photography. For 40 years the Soviet-American nuclear arms race dominated world politics, yet the Soviet nuclear establishment was shrouded in secrecy. Now that the Cold War is over and the Soviet Union has collapsed, it is possible to answer some questions. This magisterial history throws light on Soviet policy at the height of the Cold War, illuminates a central but hitherto secret element of the Stalinist system, and puts into perspective the tragic legacy of this program today-- environmental damage, a vast network of institutes and factories, and a huge stockpile of unwanted weapons. Clean copy. Record # 33910
Hardcover. New York, HarperCollins, 1st, April 8, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 399 pages. Light edge wear to dust jacket; small stain on rear cover. Remainder mark on bottom edge. Light soiling to edges. Else very good. Record # 452394
Softcover. Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 3rd Pr., 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 319 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Minor bumping to bottom corners. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book meticulously surveys the process by which the Bolsheviks attempted to mold the minds of their people, and then examines the results thereof. Clean copy. Record # 33971
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st thus, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 464 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition with some bumping to the spine and one closed tear. Blue cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout. This book is about the native Evenki peoples of Siberia, and details their incredible symbiotic relationship with local Reindeer as well as their struggles against dangerous political and economic reforms. Clean copy. Record # 33935
Softcover. Essex, UK, Longman / Pearson Education Limited, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 279 pages, soft cover. Covers have some light bumping to the corners, but are otherwise in very good condition. Interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains tables and index. This book is part of 'The Postwar World' series, and seeks to answer such questions as: Why did the Soviet economic system fell apart? Was it the centrally planned character of Soviet socialism that was at fault? Or did a potentially viable mechanism come apart in Gorbachev's clumsy hands? Does its failure mean that true socialism is never economically viable? Economic issues were the cornerstone of soviet ideology and the soviet system, and economic issues brought the whole system crashing down in 1989-91. This book is a record of what happened, and it is also an analysis of the failure of Soviet economics as a concept. Clean copy. Record # 33993
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