TR Weeks | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

Across the Revolutionary Divide: Russia and the USSR 1861-1945 offers a broad interpretive account of Russian history from the emancipation of the serfs to the end of World War II.

Provides a coherent overview of Russia's development from 1861 through to 1945
Reflects the latest scholarship by taking a thematic approach to Russian history and bridging the ‘revolutionary divide’ of 1917
Covers political, economic, cultural, and everyday life issues during a period of major changes in Russian history
Addresses throughout the diversity of national groups, cultures, and religions in the Russian Empire and USSR
Shows how the radical policies adopted after 1917 both changed Russia and perpetuated an economic and political rigidity that continues to influence modern society