Re-interpreting Russia

Russia has undergone immense change in the twentieth century: from tsarism to communism, from communism to the market economy. But to what extent does this market economy reproduce the capitalism that characterised Russia in the centuries before 1917? This book examines the large problems of the Russian past. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Russian history is ready to be reinterpreted. The archives are being opened. New documentary publications are appearing. Discussion between Western and Russian writers is no longer a risky activity. Russia has undergone immense change in the twentieth century: from tsarism to communism, from communism to the market economy. But to what extent does this market economy reproduce the capitalism that characterised Russia in the centuries before 1917? What are the prospects for a democratic, prosperous Russia? This book examines the large problems of the Russian past. The linking theme is the balance of continuity and discontinuity in the history of the country across several centuries. The chapters cover a wide range of topics: politics, administration, economy, sociology and culture. They also consider the latest historical discussions in Russia and abroad. By putting Russia into a fresh historical perspective, this book enables us to consider the weight of the past underlying current attempts to fashion a different Russian future. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

• Title: Re-interpreting Russia
• Illustrations note: illustrations
• Imprint name: Hodder Arnold
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