Moshe Lewin was a hugely respected historian of the Soviet Union. Professor of Soviet Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, his books include Stalinism and Nazism: Dictatorships in Comparison and The Making of the Soviet System: Essays in the Social History of Interwar Russia.

Probably no other Western historian of the USSR combines Moshe Lewin's personal experience of living with Russians from Stalin's day-as a young wartime soldier-to the post-communist era, with so profound a familiarity with the archives and the literature of the Soviet era. His reflections on the 'Soviet Century' are an important contribution to emancipating Soviet history from the ideological heritage of the last century and should be essential reading for all who wish to understand it.

1. 4/5

   Viktig och balanserad historia över Sovjetunionen

   Lewin skriver en intressant historia över Sovjetunionen. Man kan diskutera hans prioriteringar och det man främst saknar är den vanlige "Ivan". Men motsättningarna i toppen, intrigerna, demografin och en rad konflikter får en grundlig granskning.

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   06 februari 2018

Moshe Lewin was a hugely respected historian of the Soviet Union. Professor of Soviet Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, his books include Stalinism and Nazism: Dictatorships in Comparison and The Making of the Soviet System: Essays in the Social History of Interwar Russia.

Probably no other Western historian of the USSR combines Moshe Lewin's personal experience of living with Russians from Stalin's day-as a young wartime soldier-to the post-communist era, with so profound a familiarity with the archives and the literature of the Soviet era. His reflections on the 'Soviet Century' are an important contribution to emancipating Soviet history from the ideological heritage of the last century and should be essential reading for all who wish to understand it.

1. 4/5

   Viktig och balanserad historia över Sovjetunionen

   Lewin skriver en intressant historia över Sovjetunionen. Man kan diskutera hans prioriteringar och det man främst saknar är den vanlige "Ivan". Men motsättningarna i toppen, intrigerna, demografin och en rad konflikter får en grundlig granskning.

   Rättvisa

   06 februari 2018