"Over the past century alone, Russia has lived through great achievements and deepest misery; mass heroism and mass crime; over-blown ambition and near-hopeless despair - always emerging with its sovereignty and its fiercely independent spirit intact. In this book, leading Russia scholar Dmitri Trenin accompanies readers on Russia's rollercoaster journey from revolution to post-war devastation, perestroika to Putin's stabilization of post-Communist Russia. Explaining the causes and the meaning of the numerous twists and turns in contemporary Russian history, he offers a vivid insider's view of a country through one of its most trying and often tragic periods. Today, he cautions, Russia stands at a turning point - politically, economically and socially - its situation strikingly reminiscent of the Russian Empire in its final years. For the Russian Federation to avoid a similar demise, it must learn the lessons of its own history."--
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ISBN:9781509527670
Physical Description:x, 212 pages ; 19 cm
Publisher:Cambridge, UK ;Polity Press,2019.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: Russia's Many Russias -- Revolutionary Upheaval (1900-1920) -- The Rise of the Soviet State (1921-1938) -- The War and its Aftermath (1939-1952) -- Mature Socialism and its Stagnation (1953-1984) -- Democratic Upheaval (1985-1999) -- From Stability to Uncertainty (2000-2018) -- Conclusion: Forever Russia.