Across the Revolutionary Divide Russia and the USSR, 1861-1945 (Blackwell History of Russia)-[1]-[Theodore R Weeks].pdf

Across the Revolutionary Divide
The Blackwell History of Russia
General Editor: Simon M. Dixon
This series provides a provocative reinterpretation of fundamental questions in
Russian history. Integrating the wave of new scholarship that followed the collapse
of the Soviet Union, it focuses on Russia’ s development from the mid- seventeenth
century to the present day, exploring the interplay of continuity and change.
Volumes in the series demonstrate how new sources of information have reshaped
traditional debates and present clear, stimulating overviews for students, scholars
and general readers.
Published
Russia ’ s Age of Serfdom, 1649 – 1861
Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter
Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia and the USSR, 1861 – 1945
Theodore R. Weeks
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The Shadow of War: Russia and the USSR, 1941 to the present
S t e p h e n L o v e l l
Across the
Revolutionary Divide
Russia and the USSR, 1861–1945
Theodore R. Weeks
A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication
This edition fi rst published 2011
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