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Hardback. Condizione: Good. In a sweeping narrative, Geoffrey Hosking follows the story of Russia from the first emergence of the Slavs in the historical record in the sixth century CE to the Russians' persistent appearances in contemporary headlines.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. The First Socialist Society is the compelling and often tragic history of what Soviet citizens lived through from 1917 to 1993, told with great sympathy and perception. Tracing the evolution of the Soviet political system from its origins in 1917, Geoffrey Hosking shows how power has rarely been transmitted outside a tightly knit ruling elite and explains the forms of contact that have existed between rulers and ruled. He emphasizes the experience of the peasantry, urban workers, and professional people, showing how, more often than is commonly realized in the West, they have resisted repression and deprivation. He ranges over the character and role of religion, law, education, and literature within Soviet society; and the significance and fate of various national groups. As the story unfolds, we come to understand how the ideas of Marxism changed, taking on almost unrecognizable forms by unique political and economic circumstances. Hosking's analysis of this vast and complex country begins by asking how it was that the first socialist revolution took place in backward, autocratic Russia. Why were the Bolsheviks able to seize power and hold on to it? The core of the book lies in the years of Stalin's rule: how did he exercise such unlimited power, and how did the various strata of society survive and come to terms with his tyranny? Later chapters recount Khrushchev's efforts to reform the worst features of Stalinism and the unpredictable effects of his attempts within the East European satellite countries, bringing out elements of socialism that had been obscured or overlaid in the Soviet Union itself. In this second enlarged edition, Hosking charts the remarkable events following the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 through the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States in December 1991, relating these momentous changes to earlier Soviet history. From changes in style in the early days of glasnost to changes in substance as the reforms under perestroika transformed the political system, Hosking shows the boldness of Gorbachev's program as well as its ultimate result: the dissolution of the Soviet Union.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Fair. ?It is unlikely that a clearer, more stimulating account of the Russians? extraordinary period of imperial history will be written.? Philip Marsden, Spectator Geoffrey Hosking?s landmark book provides us with a new prism through which to view Russian history by posing the apparently simple question: what is Russia?s national identity? Hosking answers this with brilliant originality: his thesis is that the needs of Russia?s empire prevented the creation of a Russian nation. The Tsars, and before them the Grand Dukes of Moscow, were empire builders rather than nation builders and, as consequence, profoundly alienated ordinary Russians.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. ?It is unlikely that a clearer, more stimulating account of the Russians? extraordinary period of imperial history will be written.? Philip Marsden, Spectator Geoffrey Hosking?s landmark book provides us with a new prism through which to view Russian history by posing the apparently simple question: what is Russia?s national identity? Hosking answers this with brilliant originality: his thesis is that the needs of Russia?s empire prevented the creation of a Russian nation. The Tsars, and before them the Grand Dukes of Moscow, were empire builders rather than nation builders and, as consequence, profoundly alienated ordinary Russians.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. In a sweeping narrative, Geoffrey Hosking follows the story of Russia from the first emergence of the Slavs in the historical record in the sixth century CE to the Russians' persistent appearances in contemporary headlines.

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. The First Socialist Society is the compelling, often tragic history of the Soviet citizen experience from 1917 to 1993. In this second enlarged edition Hosking charts the remarkable events following the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall through the 1991 formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States.…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. The First Socialist Society is the compelling, often tragic history of the Soviet citizen experience from 1917 to 1993. In this second enlarged edition Hosking charts the remarkable events following the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall through the 1991 formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States.…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. Russia was never a nation. And this, says the eminent historian Geoffrey Hosking, is at the heart of the Russians dilemma today. His book is about the Russia that never was, a three-hundred-year history of empire building at the expense of national identity.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Russia was never a nation. And this, says the eminent historian Geoffrey Hosking, is at the heart of the Russians dilemma today. His book is about the Russia that never was, a three-hundred-year history of empire building at the expense of national identity.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. Condizione sovraccoperta: Includes dust jacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.