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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... explanation of Stalin- ism : " authoritarianism in prerevolutionary Leninism natu- rally and perhaps inevitably gave birth to Soviet authoritarianism . " 29 Variants of this proposition explain that Stalinism continued the illiberal ...
... explanation of Stalin- ism : " authoritarianism in prerevolutionary Leninism natu- rally and perhaps inevitably gave birth to Soviet authoritarianism . " 29 Variants of this proposition explain that Stalinism continued the illiberal ...
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... explain so much , this sort of teleological interpretation actually explains very little . It is , as Hannah Arendt observed many years ago , more on the order of " axiomatic value - judgment " than authentic historical analysis.37 And ...
... explain so much , this sort of teleological interpretation actually explains very little . It is , as Hannah Arendt observed many years ago , more on the order of " axiomatic value - judgment " than authentic historical analysis.37 And ...
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... explain fully why so many Soviet officials and ordinary citizens alike , probably the great majority , still speak ... explanation is only partially true . Although Khrushchev was the Soviet leader during these years , he was never an un ...
... explain fully why so many Soviet officials and ordinary citizens alike , probably the great majority , still speak ... explanation is only partially true . Although Khrushchev was the Soviet leader during these years , he was never an un ...
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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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