Rethinking the Soviet Experience: Politics and History Since 1917In this wide-ranging and provocative book, Stephen F. Cohen cuts through Cold War stereotypes of the Soviet Union to arrive at fresh interpretations of that country's traumatic history and its present-day political realities. Cohen's lucidly written, revisionist analysis reopens an array of major historical questions. As he probes Soviet history, society, and politics, Cohen demonstrates how this country has remained stable during its long journey from revolution to conservatism. It the process, he suggests moreenlightened approaches to American/Soviet relations. Based on the author's many years of study and research, including numerous visits to the USSR, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in the state of world affairs today. |
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Page 66
... Western concepts , whether of the Marx- ist or modernization variety , to a Soviet political and social reality shaped by Russian historical and cultural traditions . One reason Western - inspired theories apply poorly to the Stalinist ...
... Western concepts , whether of the Marx- ist or modernization variety , to a Soviet political and social reality shaped by Russian historical and cultural traditions . One reason Western - inspired theories apply poorly to the Stalinist ...
Page 67
... Western patterns of modernization ; and they , too , remain a legacy of the 1930s . Fifty years later , it is still misleading to describe the Soviet Union simply as a " modernized " country . In reality , it remains two countries : one ...
... Western patterns of modernization ; and they , too , remain a legacy of the 1930s . Fifty years later , it is still misleading to describe the Soviet Union simply as a " modernized " country . In reality , it remains two countries : one ...
Page 87
... Western Communists and Socialists . The response was dra- matic , signatures " flooding in . " The list soon included rep- resentatives of Communist and Socialist parties across Europe and as far away as Australia , as well as an array ...
... Western Communists and Socialists . The response was dra- matic , signatures " flooding in . " The list soon included rep- resentatives of Communist and Socialist parties across Europe and as far away as Australia , as well as an array ...
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Rethinking the Soviet Experience: Politics and History since 1917 Stephen F. Cohen Limited preview - 1986 |
Rethinking the Soviet Experience: Politics and History Since 1917 Stephen F. Cohen Limited preview - 1986 |
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