Rulers and Victims by Geoffrey Hosking

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Explores what the Soviet experience meant for Russians. This book analyses how the Soviet state moulded Russian identity, beginning with the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution and civil war. It discusses the severe dislocations resulting from collectivisation and industrialisation, effects of WWII, leadership, and the importance of technology.

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Rulers and Victims by Geoffrey Hosking

Explores what the Soviet experience meant for Russians. This book analyses how the Soviet state moulded Russian identity, beginning with the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution and civil war. It discusses the severe dislocations resulting from collectivisation and industrialisation, effects of WWII, leadership, and the importance of technology.
Geoffrey Hosking is Professor of Russian History at the University of London and the author of Russia: People and Empire and Russia and the Russians (both from Harvard).
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ISBN 13 9780674021785
ISBN 10 0674021789
Title Rulers and Victims
Author Geoffrey Hosking
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Harvard University Press
Year published 2006-04-30
Number of pages 436
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