The Soviet Military Experience: A History of the Soviet Army, 1917-1991

by Reese,Roger R.

• ISBN13: 9780415217200
• ISBN10: 0415217202
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2000-02-03
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

From its revolutionary inception in 1917 to its demise in 1991, the Red Army played a crucial role in all aspects of Soviet life.The Soviet Military Experienceis the first general work to place the Soviet army into its true social, political and international contexts. This timely account includes discussion of: the origins of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army; the Bolshevik regime's use of the military as a school of socialism; the Second World War and its repercussions; and the effect of Gorbachev's policies ofGlasnostandPerestroika.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	viii
List of abbreviations	ix
List of Russian words and phrases	x
Map	xii
Introduction	1	(6)
The birth of the Red Army	7	(19)
The Civil War, and Polish--Soviet War, 1917--21	26	(26)
The Red Army between the wars, 1922--39	52	(19)
PUR and the Army: the political side of military service	71	(22)
The Red Army and the Second World War, 1939--45	93	(45)
The cold war years, 1946--91	138	(25)
The war in Afghanistan and the Gorbachev era, 1979--91	163	(23)
Conclusion	184	(2)
Notes	186	(14)
Select bibliography	200	(3)
Index	203