History of the Soviet Union by Geoffrey Hosking

History of the Soviet Union by Geoffrey Hosking

The author traces the evolution of the Soviet political system from its origins in 1917 to the present day. He shows how power has rarely been devolved outside a particularly tightly-knit ruling elite. Special emphasis is placed on the experience of the peasantry, urban workers and professionals.

Geoffrey Hosking has been Professor of Russian History at the School of Slavonic Studies, University of London, since 1984. He is the author of the award-winning ‘History of the Soviet Union’ for Fontana Press. In 1988, Professor Hosking was invited to give the annual BBC Reith lectures and spoke on the subject of Change in Contemporary Soviet Society, in doing so accurately predicting the imminent collapse of the Soviet Union.

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ISBN 13	9780006862871
ISBN 10	000686287X
Title	History of the Soviet Union
Author	Geoffrey Hosking
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	1992-10-08
Number of pages	576
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