Across the Revolutionary Divide

Theodore R. Weeks is Professor of History at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He is author of Nation and State in Late Imperial Russia (1996) and From Assimilation to Antisemitism: The “Jewish Question” in Poland, 1855 to 1914 (2006).

“There are different ways to write a survey of Russian history, and most of them have been tried many times. Yet Simon Dixon, the editor of this excellent three-volume series, has invited his authors to do something new.”  (Slavonic and East European Review, 1 April 2012)"On the whole, there are many positives in this work. The thematic approach makes it clear that certain characteristics were present in both tsarist and Soviet times, and that significant continuities were evident within the political and social aspects of revolutionary Russia." (Revolutionary Russia, 2 December 2011)"Ted Weeks's book is an excellent and well-judged account of this crucial period. He presents the history of Russia and the Soviet Union in a way that will challenge students and make them think hard." (The Russian Review, 1 July 2011) "Recommended. Most levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 May 2011)

• Illustrations viiiSeries Editor’s Preface ixAcknowledgments xiiIntroduction 11. Politics 182. Society 533. Nations 874. Modernization 1175. Belief 1476. World 1757. Culture 204Conclusion 234Timeline 248Notes 252Select Bibliography 269Index 275