{"product_id":"the-soviet-union-a-documentary-history-volume-1-9780859895811","title":"The Soviet Union A Documentary History Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first volume of a new integrated documentary history of the Soviet Union. Conceived as companion to the highly-regarded, best-selling 4- volume Nazism 1919–1945: A Documentary Reader by Noakes \u0026amp; Pridham, also published by UEP, it assumes no prior knowledge of the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs you can probably tell I think this book is certainly a welcome addition to the documentary histories of the Revolution, and would merit inclusion in your class library. Professor Acton has provided valuable insights in his narrative and a range of sources which enhance our understanding. To complement this he has also given extensive footnoting, biographical, place and general indexes, suggested further reading and glossary of Russian words. […] But this book is more than a sum of its parts. His selection of sources and his commentary readily engages you with the major debates and with the big themes, but it also takes you to the personal and the local. In doing this Professor Acton makes you feel part of the ongoing discussion, provokes you to consider again the issues and takes you to new interpretations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory Teaching Review Year Book\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol. 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e... it is difficult to imagine it being bettered as an aid to teaching, and it should find its way onto the shelves of every school, college and university library where Soviet history is taught.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e, Volume 92, No 305\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is most striking about Soviet Union is the amount and variety of documentation, as well as the balanced and incisive commentary which accompanies it…. Finally, the volume also includes helpful sections such as a glossary of Russian words and acronyms, a guide to further reading, a map section, and a superb forty-three page bibliographical index. To sum up, then, this is an excellent research or educational resource, and may be used in-class either for supplementary primary source reading or as a textbook in its own right. The softcover edition is also attractively priced at about one-third the hardcover cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Russian Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol. 66, No 1.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e... superb volume of documents.  Acton and Stableford succeed admirably in their task, presenting a balanced selection of documents which offer a multifaceted picture of the turbulent events of the first two decades of Soviet history. The documents on the revolution are especially illuminating and well chosen. They capture the drama of the revolution as well as the immense political uncertainties of the period in a way that other English-language documentary collections do not. The combination of first-hand accounts from a spectrum of different political actors (inside and, especially, outside the Bolshevik Party) and official documents brings the reader back into those times, recreating the fears and hopes generated by 1917.’‘Overall, this collection is an invaluable textbook, which will be extremely useful in university courses, both at the introductory and more advanced levels. I can think of no other single collection that can compare, and it seems to me that one of the reasons for its strength lies in the collaborative effort between British and Russian scholars, which is essential to a documentary volume of this type. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEuropean History Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol. 39(1)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e... the modest cost of this collection…I highly recommend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanadian Slavonic Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol. LI, No. 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book contains a wealth of Soviet documents of enormous interest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarxist Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevolution and Civil War (1917-1921): The February revolution and the Provisional Government\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bolshevik seizure of soviet power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBolshevik state, Orthodox church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoviet power and the peasantry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe other Russia: a \"third way\" or dictatorship?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe crisis of \"war communism\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Period of the \"New Economic Policy\" (NEP) (1921-1928): The economy, the market and planning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe state, the party and the leadership struggle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoviet power and the intelligentsia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChurch and state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoviet Society under Stalin (1928-1940): Collectivization and the peasantry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndustrialization and the working class\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntelligentsia, opposition and terror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChurch and state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406344036695,"sku":"9780859895811","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780859895811.jpg?v=1730495471","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-soviet-union-a-documentary-history-volume-1-9780859895811","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}