Party, State, and Society in the Russian Civil War

by Koenker, Diane P.; Rosenberg, William G.; Suny, Ronald Grigor

• ISBN13: 9780253205414
• ISBN10: 0253205417
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-01-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

"This volume is a valuable source of information that also represents a genuinely collaborative approach to understanding Soviet history. The collection is so rich that every scholar and teacher of Soviet history will want to consult it. Highly recommended." -- Choice "Documentation of this well-edited volume is exhaustive. It can be highly recommended for undergraduate and graduate students and specialists." -- History "This is a surprisingly readable, well-structured book that is an absolute necessity for a college library as well as a useful addition to a scholar's personal library." -- Perspectives on Political Science "... essential reading... abundant empirical research and fresh interpretations." -- The Russian Review To what extent were the social responses and political choices of the Civil War years the product of social and economic circumstances and to what extent were they the result of the independent exercise of conscious political will? This landmark volume presents the leading edge of current scholarship on the social history of the Russian Civil War.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Civil War and Social Revolution New Perspectives on the Civil War Sheila Fitzpatrick Civil War and the Problem of Social Identities in Early Twentieth-Century Russia

The Social and Demographic Impact of the Civil War

Introduction: Social and Demographic Change in the Civil War

The City in Danger+: The Civil War and the Russian Urban Population

Urbanization and Deurbanization in the Russian Revolution and Civil

The Effects of the Civil War on Women and Family Relations Barbara Evans Clements

The Elements of Social and Demographic Change in Civil War Russia

Administration and State Building Introduction: Bolshevik Efforts at State Building

The Petrograd First City District Soviet during the Civil War Alexander Rabinowitch Bread without the Bourgeoisie

State Building in the Civil War Era: The Role of Lower-Middle Strata

The Rationalization of State Kontol

Administration and State Building

The Bolsheviks and the Intelligentsia Introduction: The Bolsheviks and the Intelligentsia

The Professoriate in the Russian Civil War

Intellectuals in the Proletkult: Problems of Authority and Expertise

The Revolution and the Intellectuals

Workers and Socialists Introduction: Workers and Socialist

Social Democrats in Power: Menshevik Georgia and the Russian Civil War

The Social Background to Tsektran

Circumstance and Political Will in the Russian Civil War

The Legacy of the Civil War

The Legacy of the Civil War Sheila Fitzpatrick

The Civil War: Dynamics and Legacy

Guide to Further Reading

Contributors

Index

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