The Formation of the Soviet Union: Communism and Nationalism, 1917–1923, Revised Edition (Russian Research Center Studies) - Softcover

Pipes, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674309510 ISBN 13: 9780674309517

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Here is the history of the disintegration of the Russian Empire, and the emergence, on its ruins, of a multinational Communist state. In this revealing account, Richard Pipes tells how the Communists exploited the new nationalism of the peoples of the Ukraine, Belorussia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Volga-Ural area--first to seize power and then to expand into the borderlands.

The Formation of the Soviet Union acquires special relevance in the post-Soviet era, when the ethnic groups described in the book once again reclaimed their independence, this time apparently for good.

In a 1996 Preface to the Revised Edition, Pipes suggests how material recently released from the Russian archives might supplement his account.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Here is the history of the disintegration of the Russian Empire, and the emergence, on its ruins, of a multinational Communist state. In this revealing account, Richard Pipes tells how the Communists exploited the new nationalism of the peoples of the Ukraine, Belorussia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Volga-Ural area - first to seize power and then to expand into the borderlands.

About the Author:

Richard Pipes is Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of History, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0674309510
• ISBN 13: 9780674309517
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 392