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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Historical Sociology on the Paradoxes of News Media | Case Studies of Political Crises | Gunnar Haga | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2009 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783838320618 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. …

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. What if the Soviet Union was never truly communist?Contra Communism challenges the conventional narrative and unveils the political and historical realities behind Russia's transformation from imperial rule to totalitarian absolutism. A powerful read for anyone seeking to understand the ideology, illusion, and legacy of Soviet power.To understand the political and historical processes taking place in Russia from the mid-nineteenth century until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, we must first understand the deeper phenomena behind them.Communism is often associated with the ideology of the Soviet Union. Yet, as this book reveals, the Soviet Union was never truly a communist system. Instead, it was a manifestation of totalitarian absolutism.Russia was a backward country-but the extent of this backwardness is often overlooked. While Western Europe had already moved beyond absolutism, Russia was only just implementing it.In Western Europe, absolutism had been authoritarian; in Russia, it became totalitarian.This paradox meant that as democratic processes advanced in the West, Russian absolutism grew even less democratic. Within Russia, there could exist no true opposition capable of questioning the presence or legitimacy of communism or socialism.Contra Communism explores this historical and political paradox in depth, shedding light on the unique path that led Russia from imperial rule to the rigid structures of Soviet absolutism. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. What if the Soviet Union was never truly communist?Contra Communism challenges the conventional narrative and unveils the political and historical realities behind Russia's transformation from imperial rule to totalitarian absolutism. A powerful read for anyone seeking to understand the ideology, illusion, and legacy of Soviet power.To understand the political and historical processes taking place in Russia from the mid-nineteenth century until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, we must first understand the deeper phenomena behind them.Communism is often associated with the ideology of the Soviet Union. Yet, as this book reveals, the Soviet Union was never truly a communist system. Instead, it was a manifestation of totalitarian absolutism.Russia was a backward country-but the extent of this backwardness is often overlooked. While Western Europe had already moved beyond absolutism, Russia was only just implementing it.In Western Europe, absolutism had been authoritarian; in Russia, it became totalitarian.This paradox meant that as democratic processes advanced in the West, Russian absolutism grew even less democratic. Within Russia, there could exist no true opposition capable of questioning the presence or legitimacy of communism or socialism.Contra Communism explores this historical and political paradox in depth, shedding light on the unique path that led Russia from imperial rule to the rigid structures of Soviet absolutism. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. CHto, esli Sovetskiy Soyuz nikogda po-nastoyashchemu ne byl kommunisticheskim?CHtoby ponyat politicheskie i istoricheskie protsessy, proiskhodivshie v Rossii s serediny XIX veka do raspada Sovetskogo Soyuza v 1991 godu, neobkhodimo snachala razobratsya v glubinnykh yavleniyakh, kotorye opredelyali etot istoricheskiy put.Kommunizm chasto svyazyvayut s ideologiey Sovetskogo Soyuza. Odnako, kak pokazyvaet eta kniga, Sovetskiy Soyuz nikogda ne byl po-nastoyashchemu kommunisticheskoy sistemoy. Na samom dele on predstavlyal soboy formu totalitarnogo absolyutizma.Rossiya byla otstaloy stranoy, odnako masshtaby etoy otstalosti chasto nedootsenivayutsya. V to vremya kak Zapadnaya Evropa uzhe preodolela absolyutizm, Rossiya tolko vstupala v epokhu ego utverzhdeniya.V Zapadnoy Evrope absolyutizm nosil avtoritarnyy kharakter, togda kak v Rossii on priobrel totalitarnuyu formu.Voznik istoricheskiy paradoks po mere razvitiya demokraticheskikh protsessov na Zapade rossiyskiy absolyutizm stanovilsya eshche menee demokratichnym. Vnutri Rossii ne mogla sushchestvovat nastoyashchaya oppozitsiya, sposobnaya postavit pod somnenie sam fakt sushchestvovaniya ili legitimnost kommunizma i sotsializma.Kontra kommunizmu issleduet etot istoricheskiy i politicheskiy paradoks i prolivaet svet na unikalnyy put, kotoryy privel Rossiyu ot imperskogo pravleniya k zhestkoy sisteme sovetskogo absolyutizma. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Was, wenn die Sowjetunion nie wirklich kommunistisch war?Kontra Kommunismus stellt die herkoemmliche Erzaehlung in Frage und enthuellt die politischen und historischen Realitaeten hinter Russlands Wandel vom Zarenreich zum totalitaeren Absolutismus. Ein aufschlussreiches Buch fuer alle, die das wahre Wesen, die Ideologie und das Erbe der sowjetischen Macht verstehen wollen.Um die politischen und historischen Prozesse in Russland von der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts bis zur Aufloesung der Sowjetunion im Jahr 1991 zu begreifen, muessen wir die tieferliegenden Phaenomene verstehen, die diese Entwicklungen erklaeren.Der Kommunismus wird oft mit der Ideologie der Sowjetunion gleichgesetzt. Doch wie dieses Buch zeigt, war die Sowjetunion niemals ein echtes kommunistisches System - vielmehr war sie eine Manifestation des totalitaeren Absolutismus.Russland war ein rueckstaendiges Land - doch das Ausmass dieser Rueckstaendigkeit wird oft uebersehen. Waehrend Westeuropa den Absolutismus bereits hinter sich gelassen hatte, wurde er in Russland gerade erst eingefuehrt.In Westeuropa war der Absolutismus autoritaer, in Russland wurde er totalitaer.Dieses Paradoxon fuehrte dazu, dass die demokratischen Entwicklungen im Westen den russischen Absolutismus noch undemokratischer erscheinen liessen. Innerhalb Russlands konnte keine wahre Opposition entstehen, die das Vorhandensein oder die Legitimitaet von Kommunismus oder Sozialismus in Frage stellte.Kontra Kommunismus beleuchtet diesen historischen und politischen Widerspruch in all seiner Tiefe - und zeigt den einzigartigen Weg, der Russland vom Zarenreich zu den starren Strukturen des sowjetischen Absolutismus fuehrte. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. CHto, esli Sovetskiy Soyuz nikogda po-nastoyashchemu ne byl kommunisticheskim?CHtoby ponyat politicheskie i istoricheskie protsessy, proiskhodivshie v Rossii s serediny XIX veka do raspada Sovetskogo Soyuza v 1991 godu, neobkhodimo snachala razobratsya v glubinnykh yavleniyakh, kotorye opredelyali etot istoricheskiy put.Kommunizm chasto svyazyvayut s ideologiey Sovetskogo Soyuza. Odnako, kak pokazyvaet eta kniga, Sovetskiy Soyuz nikogda ne byl po-nastoyashchemu kommunisticheskoy sistemoy. Na samom dele on predstavlyal soboy formu totalitarnogo absolyutizma.Rossiya byla otstaloy stranoy, odnako masshtaby etoy otstalosti chasto nedootsenivayutsya. V to vremya kak Zapadnaya Evropa uzhe preodolela absolyutizm, Rossiya tolko vstupala v epokhu ego utverzhdeniya.V Zapadnoy Evrope absolyutizm nosil avtoritarnyy kharakter, togda kak v Rossii on priobrel totalitarnuyu formu.Voznik istoricheskiy paradoks po mere razvitiya demokraticheskikh protsessov na Zapade rossiyskiy absolyutizm stanovilsya eshche menee demokratichnym. Vnutri Rossii ne mogla sushchestvovat nastoyashchaya oppozitsiya, sposobnaya postavit pod somnenie sam fakt sushchestvovaniya ili legitimnost kommunizma i sotsializma.Kontra kommunizmu issleduet etot istoricheskiy i politicheskiy paradoks i prolivaet svet na unikalnyy put, kotoryy privel Rossiyu ot imperskogo pravleniya k zhestkoy sisteme sovetskogo absolyutizma. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Was, wenn die Sowjetunion nie wirklich kommunistisch war?Kontra Kommunismus stellt die herkoemmliche Erzaehlung in Frage und enthuellt die politischen und historischen Realitaeten hinter Russlands Wandel vom Zarenreich zum totalitaeren Absolutismus. Ein aufschlussreiches Buch fuer alle, die das wahre Wesen, die Ideologie und das Erbe der sowjetischen Macht verstehen wollen.Um die politischen und historischen Prozesse in Russland von der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts bis zur Aufloesung der Sowjetunion im Jahr 1991 zu begreifen, muessen wir die tieferliegenden Phaenomene verstehen, die diese Entwicklungen erklaeren.Der Kommunismus wird oft mit der Ideologie der Sowjetunion gleichgesetzt. Doch wie dieses Buch zeigt, war die Sowjetunion niemals ein echtes kommunistisches System - vielmehr war sie eine Manifestation des totalitaeren Absolutismus.Russland war ein rueckstaendiges Land - doch das Ausmass dieser Rueckstaendigkeit wird oft uebersehen. Waehrend Westeuropa den Absolutismus bereits hinter sich gelassen hatte, wurde er in Russland gerade erst eingefuehrt.In Westeuropa war der Absolutismus autoritaer, in Russland wurde er totalitaer.Dieses Paradoxon fuehrte dazu, dass die demokratischen Entwicklungen im Westen den russischen Absolutismus noch undemokratischer erscheinen liessen. Innerhalb Russlands konnte keine wahre Opposition entstehen, die das Vorhandensein oder die Legitimitaet von Kommunismus oder Sozialismus in Frage stellte.Kontra Kommunismus beleuchtet diesen historischen und politischen Widerspruch in all seiner Tiefe - und zeigt den einzigartigen Weg, der Russland vom Zarenreich zu den starren Strukturen des sowjetischen Absolutismus fuehrte. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. What if the Soviet Union was never truly communist?Contra Communism challenges the conventional narrative and unveils the political and historical realities behind Russia's transformation from imperial rule to totalitarian absolutism. A powerful read for anyone seeking to understand the ideology, illusion, and legacy of Soviet power.To understand the political and historical processes taking place in Russia from the mid-nineteenth century until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, we must first understand the deeper phenomena behind them.Communism is often associated with the ideology of the Soviet Union. Yet, as this book reveals, the Soviet Union was never truly a communist system. Instead, it was a manifestation of totalitarian absolutism.Russia was a backward country-but the extent of this backwardness is often overlooked. While Western Europe had already moved beyond absolutism, Russia was only just implementing it.In Western Europe, absolutism had been authoritarian; in Russia, it became totalitarian.This paradox meant that as democratic processes advanced in the West, Russian absolutism grew even less democratic. Within Russia, there could exist no true opposition capable of questioning the presence or legitimacy of communism or socialism.Contra Communism explores this historical and political paradox in depth, shedding light on the unique path that led Russia from imperial rule to the rigid structures of Soviet absolutism. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. What if the Soviet Union was never truly communist?Contra Communism challenges the conventional narrative and unveils the political and historical realities behind Russia's transformation from imperial rule to totalitarian absolutism. A powerful read for anyone seeking to understand the ideology, illusion, and legacy of Soviet power.To understand the political and historical processes taking place in Russia from the mid-nineteenth century until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, we must first understand the deeper phenomena behind them.Communism is often associated with the ideology of the Soviet Union. Yet, as this book reveals, the Soviet Union was never truly a communist system. Instead, it was a manifestation of totalitarian absolutism.Russia was a backward country-but the extent of this backwardness is often overlooked. While Western Europe had already moved beyond absolutism, Russia was only just implementing it.In Western Europe, absolutism had been authoritarian; in Russia, it became totalitarian.This paradox meant that as democratic processes advanced in the West, Russian absolutism grew even less democratic. Within Russia, there could exist no true opposition capable of questioning the presence or legitimacy of communism or socialism.Contra Communism explores this historical and political paradox in depth, shedding light on the unique path that led Russia from imperial rule to the rigid structures of Soviet absolutism. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. What if the Soviet Union was never truly communist?Contra Communism challenges the conventional narrative and unveils the political and historical realities behind Russia's transformation from imperial rule to totalitarian absolutism. A powerful read for anyone seeking to understand the ideology, illusion, and legacy of Soviet power.To understand the political and historical processes taking place in Russia from the mid-nineteenth century until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, we must first understand the deeper phenomena behind them.Communism is often associated with the ideology of the Soviet Union. Yet, as this book reveals, the Soviet Union was never truly a communist system. Instead, it was a manifestation of totalitarian absolutism.Russia was a backward country-but the extent of this backwardness is often overlooked. While Western Europe had already moved beyond absolutism, Russia was only just implementing it.In Western Europe, absolutism had been authoritarian; in Russia, it became totalitarian.This paradox meant that as democratic processes advanced in the West, Russian absolutism grew even less democratic. Within Russia, there could exist no true opposition capable of questioning the presence or legitimacy of communism or socialism.Contra Communism explores this historical and political paradox in depth, shedding light on the unique path that led Russia from imperial rule to the rigid structures of Soviet absolutism. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…