Historical Dictionary of the Russian Revolution
Historical Dictionary of the Russian Revolution focuses on the leading individuals, ideas, political parties and main events that were central to the transformation of Russia during the revolution. The time period runs from January 1917 through to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk that took Russia out of the First World War in March 1918. It covers the main events, ideas, people and parties and takes the story of the revolution from the eve of the overthrowing of Tsar Nicholas II through to the Bolshevik seizure of power, the first six months of Leninist rule and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk that ended Russia’s involvement in the First World War.



Historical Dictionary of the Russian Revolution contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on the revolutions, the First World War, political parties, ideologies and individuals, and the main events that defined the course of the Russian Revolution. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Russian Revolution.
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Historical Dictionary of the Russian Revolution
Historical Dictionary of the Russian Revolution focuses on the leading individuals, ideas, political parties and main events that were central to the transformation of Russia during the revolution. The time period runs from January 1917 through to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk that took Russia out of the First World War in March 1918. It covers the main events, ideas, people and parties and takes the story of the revolution from the eve of the overthrowing of Tsar Nicholas II through to the Bolshevik seizure of power, the first six months of Leninist rule and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk that ended Russia’s involvement in the First World War.



Historical Dictionary of the Russian Revolution contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on the revolutions, the First World War, political parties, ideologies and individuals, and the main events that defined the course of the Russian Revolution. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Russian Revolution.
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Historical Dictionary of the Russian Revolution

Historical Dictionary of the Russian Revolution

by Jonathan Davis
Historical Dictionary of the Russian Revolution

Historical Dictionary of the Russian Revolution

by Jonathan Davis

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Overview

Historical Dictionary of the Russian Revolution focuses on the leading individuals, ideas, political parties and main events that were central to the transformation of Russia during the revolution. The time period runs from January 1917 through to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk that took Russia out of the First World War in March 1918. It covers the main events, ideas, people and parties and takes the story of the revolution from the eve of the overthrowing of Tsar Nicholas II through to the Bolshevik seizure of power, the first six months of Leninist rule and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk that ended Russia’s involvement in the First World War.



Historical Dictionary of the Russian Revolution contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on the revolutions, the First World War, political parties, ideologies and individuals, and the main events that defined the course of the Russian Revolution. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Russian Revolution.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781538139806
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 05/15/2020
Series: Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest
Pages: 372
Product dimensions: 6.29(w) x 9.11(h) x 1.31(d)

About the Author

Jonathan Davis is Senior Lecturer in Russian History and co-director of the Labour History Research Unit at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. He has published widely on relations between the Soviet Union and the British Labour Party, and is the author Stalin: From Grey Blur to Great Terror (2008). He also writes on twentieth century international history and is the author of The Global 1980s: People, Power and Profit (2019).

Table of Contents

Editor’s Foreword

Acknowledgments

Preface

Notes on Dates and transliteration

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Chronology

Introduction

DICTIONARY

Bibliography

About the Author

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