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Russia, the Soviet Union, and the United States
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 404

Russia, the Soviet Union, and the United States

From the capricious reign of Catherine the Great and Alexander I to the provocative leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev, the author concentrates on the interplay between interests and ideologies in the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, in an even-handed, non-ideological narrative.

Socialism, Social Welfare and the Soviet Union
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 140

Socialism, Social Welfare and the Soviet Union

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-12-24
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  • Publisher: Routledge

First published in 1980, Socialism, Social Welfare and the Soviet Union examines the views of Marx, Engels and Lenin on what constitutes a socialist form of provision of social security, income, education, health and housing. The authors discuss the implementation of these ideas in the Soviet Union since the 1917 Revolution in the context of economic and political development, and describe the social services in the Soviet Union, assessing the extent to which the original ideas have been matched by reality. They also briefly survey the views of several East European academic writers on social policy, outlining some distinctive features of social policy in the Eastern bloc. The authors’ gen...

A History of the Soviet Union
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 576

A History of the Soviet Union

Geoffrey Hosking traces the evolution of the Soviet political system from its revolutionary origins in 1917 to the collapse instigated by Gorbachev's perestroika.

The Uses of History
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 288

The Uses of History

Exploring Soviet and Russian history and politics, The Uses of History brings together the classic essays of renowned scholar Alexander Dallin. The author provides insightful analysis and nuanced interpretations of such key--and controversial--issues as the domestic sources of Soviet foreign policy, Stalin's leadership in World War II, U.S.-Russian relations in the Reagan era, the causes of USSR's collapse, and the disappointments of Russia's post-Soviet evolution. Dallin rejects single-factor explanations for Soviet and Russian policies, instead examining the complex interplay of internal and external conditions, institutions, and individual leadership. All readers interested in Soviet and post-Soviet history will find this collection a stimulating and deeply knowledgeable resource.

The Dream that Failed
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 256

The Dream that Failed

Walter Laqueur as been hailed as "one of our most distinguished scholars of modern European history" in the New York Times Book Review. Robert Byrnes, writing in the Journal of Modern History, called him "one of the most remarkable men in the Western world working in the field." Over a span of three decades, in books ranging from Russia and Germany to the recent Black Hundred, he has won a reputation as a major writer and a provocative thinker. Now he turns his attention to the greatest enigma of our time: the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. In The Dream that Failed, Laqueur offers an authoritative assessment of the Soviet era--from the triumph of Lenin to the fall of Gorbachev. In the la...

How the Soviet Union is Governed
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 700

How the Soviet Union is Governed

This is a new and thorough revision of a recognized classic whose first edition was hailed as the most authoritative account in English of the governing of the Soviet Union. Now, with historical material rearranged in chronological order, and with seven new chapters covering most of the last fifteen years, this edition brings the Soviet Union fully into the light of modern history and political science. The purposes of Fainsod's earlier editions were threefold: to explain the techniques used by the Bolsheviks and Stalin to gain control of the Russian political system; to describe the methods they employed to maintain command; and to speculate upon the likelihood oftheir continued control in ...

The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 198

The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union

Presents a collection of primary and secondary documents offering varying opinions on the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union and Cold War Neutrality and Nonalignment in Europe
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 645

The Soviet Union and Cold War Neutrality and Nonalignment in Europe

Based on extensive archival research, the contributions in this collection examine the nuances of neutrality leading up to and during the Cold War. The contributors demonstrate the importance of the Soviet Union to the neutral states of Europe during the Cold War and vice versa.

The Russia Complex
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 248

The Russia Complex

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Stalin and the Bomb
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 505

Stalin and the Bomb

'Stalin and the Bomb' represents a comprehensive history of Soviet nuclear policy, from developments in physics in the 1920s to the emergence of nuclear deterrence in the 1950s. The author looks at how the bombs were built, and the role that espionage played.