LENIN, STALIN AND COMMUNIST RUSSIA: 2E: The Myth and Reality of Communism - Softcover

Johnson, Dr Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842851446 ISBN 13: 9781842851449

Publisher: Studymates, 2009

Synopsis

Lenin, Stalin & Communist Russia Lenin and Stalin stand as two giants in the history of Russia. In this Studymate Rob Johnson (Oxford University) takes the reader through the key events that shaped the major Communist State and explains how ideologues propagated an exclusive and determinist worldview. The result was World War and decades of oppression. Only now as the Soviet Union slips into history can this perspective be truly appreciated. This Studymate will explain the key ideas and events that shaped Communism in Russia, the myths that were created by the communists to conceal the truth and how historians have responded. This book covers: Russia under the Tsars. The Crucible of Russia’s problems. The October ‘Revolution’. The Great Terror. Marxism, Leninism and the early Bolshevik party. The February ‘Revolution’. The Rise of Stalin. The Cold War.

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About the Author

Dr Rob Johnson is the Director of the Oxford Changing Character of War Centre, Senior Research Fellow of Pembroke College, and Associate of the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian Defence University Staff College and Adjunct Professor of Strategic Studies at Rennes School of Business.

Edition details

• Publisher: Studymates
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842851446
• ISBN 13: 9781842851449
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194