David R. Marples

'A brisk, refreshing tour d'horizon of Russia and the Soviet Union in the twentieth century. The author deployes his specialist knowledge of Ukraine and Belarus to telling effect in analysing the multi-ethnic Soviet Union. Very readable, up-to-date and thought provoking Is Russia still a mystery? Read this book' Martin McCauley'The author...uses his expertise in the history of the Ukraine and Belarus to good effect...a handy reference to the problems involved in writing the history of this vast empire.' Contemporary Review

• Acknowledgements.  Introduction.  Maps.  1   From Tsarism to Revolution, 1896-1917.  2   The October Revolution, 1917-1921.  3   The Period of Hope - NEP and Revival, 1921-1928.  4   The Period of Change: Collectivization, Industrialization, and the Great Purge, 1929-1940.  5   Soviet Foreign Policy in the Interwar Period, 1919-1940.  6   The Great Patriotic War and Aftermath, 1941-1953.  7   Internal Politics under Khruschev, 1953-1964.  8   Foreign Policy during the early Cold War, 1945-1963.  9   The Brezhnev Regime and the Aftermath, 1964-1984.  10 The Gorbachev Regime, 1985-1991.  11 Epilogue, 1992-1999.  Bibliography.  Index.

David R. Marples

'A brisk, refreshing tour d'horizon of Russia and the Soviet Union in the twentieth century. The author deployes his specialist knowledge of Ukraine and Belarus to telling effect in analysing the multi-ethnic Soviet Union. Very readable, up-to-date and thought provoking Is Russia still a mystery? Read this book' Martin McCauley'The author...uses his expertise in the history of the Ukraine and Belarus to good effect...a handy reference to the problems involved in writing the history of this vast empire.' Contemporary Review

• Acknowledgements.  Introduction.  Maps.  1   From Tsarism to Revolution, 1896-1917.  2   The October Revolution, 1917-1921.  3   The Period of Hope - NEP and Revival, 1921-1928.  4   The Period of Change: Collectivization, Industrialization, and the Great Purge, 1929-1940.  5   Soviet Foreign Policy in the Interwar Period, 1919-1940.  6   The Great Patriotic War and Aftermath, 1941-1953.  7   Internal Politics under Khruschev, 1953-1964.  8   Foreign Policy during the early Cold War, 1945-1963.  9   The Brezhnev Regime and the Aftermath, 1964-1984.  10 The Gorbachev Regime, 1985-1991.  11 Epilogue, 1992-1999.  Bibliography.  Index.

David R. Marples

'A brisk, refreshing tour d'horizon of Russia and the Soviet Union in the twentieth century. The author deployes his specialist knowledge of Ukraine and Belarus to telling effect in analysing the multi-ethnic Soviet Union. Very readable, up-to-date and thought provoking Is Russia still a mystery? Read this book' Martin McCauley'The author...uses his expertise in the history of the Ukraine and Belarus to good effect...a handy reference to the problems involved in writing the history of this vast empire.' Contemporary Review

• Acknowledgements.  Introduction.  Maps.  1   From Tsarism to Revolution, 1896-1917.  2   The October Revolution, 1917-1921.  3   The Period of Hope - NEP and Revival, 1921-1928.  4   The Period of Change: Collectivization, Industrialization, and the Great Purge, 1929-1940.  5   Soviet Foreign Policy in the Interwar Period, 1919-1940.  6   The Great Patriotic War and Aftermath, 1941-1953.  7   Internal Politics under Khruschev, 1953-1964.  8   Foreign Policy during the early Cold War, 1945-1963.  9   The Brezhnev Regime and the Aftermath, 1964-1984.  10 The Gorbachev Regime, 1985-1991.  11 Epilogue, 1992-1999.  Bibliography.  Index.