Centenary of the Russian Revolution (1917-2017)(Pevná vazba)

Centenary of the Russian Revolution (1917-2017)(Pevná vazba)

This collection of essays provides an historical, plural and original analysis of the Russian Revolution to mark its first

Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932 (Milner John)(Pevná vazba)

An exploration of Russian art, design, and filmt, from its proliferation in the aftermath of the 1917 October Revolution to its eventual repression under

Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928 (Smith S. A.)(Pevná vazba)

The Russian Revolution of 1917 transformed the face of the Russian empire, politically, economically, socially, and culturally, and also profoundly affected the course of world history for the rest of the twentieth century. Now, to mark the centenary of this epochal event, historian Steve Smith

Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928 (Smith S. A.)(Paperback)

The Russian Revolution of 1917 transformed the face of the Russian empire, politically, economically, socially, and culturally, and also profoundly affected the course of world history for the rest of the twentieth century. Now, to mark the centenary of this epochal event, historian Steve Smith

The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution (Slezkine Yuri)(Pevná vazba)

On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destruction The House of Government is unlike any other book about the Russian Revolution and the Soviet experiment. Written in the tradition of

The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd (Rabinowitch Alexander)(Paperback)

A classic work depicting the early months of the Russian Revolution. With a new introduction for the Revolution's

Bolshevik Culture: Experiment and Order in the Russian Revolution (Gleason Abbott)(Paperback)

In the tumultuous years after the revolution of 1917, the traditional cutlure of Imperial Russia was both destroyed and preserved, as a new Soviet culture began to take shape. This book focuses on the interaction between the emerging political and cultural policies of the Soviet regime and the

The State and Revolution: Russian-English Edition (Lenin Vladimir)(Paperback)

The State and Revolution (1917), by Vladimir Lenin, describes the role of the State in society, the necessity of proletarian revolution, and the theoretic inadequacies of social democracy in achieving revolution to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat. It is considered to be Lenin's most

Armored Trains of the Soviet Union 1917-1945 (Kopenhagen Wilfried)(Paperback)

Shown are Soviet armored trains as used during the Russian Revolution, the Russian Civil War, and World War

The Bolshevik Revolution, 1917 - 1923 (Carr Edward Hallett)(Paperback)

In Volume I, E. H. Carr begins with an analysis of the events in Russian history from 1898 to 1917 that shaped the course of the Revolution. He examines the constitutional structure erected by the new government and then turns to the multifarious problems facing the Bolsheviks as they took

Caught in the Revolution - Petrograd, 1917 (Rappaport Helen)(Paperback / softback)

Between the first revolution in February 1917, and Lenin's Bolshevik coup in October, Petrograd was in turmoil. Foreign visitors who filled hotels, bars and embassies were acutely aware of the chaos breaking out on their doorsteps. Among them were journalists, diplomats, businessmen, governesses

Comrade Kerensky (Kolonitskii Boris)(Pevná vazba)

As one of the heroes of the 1917 February Revolution and then Prime Minister at the head of the Provisional Government, Alexander Kerensky was passionately, even fanatically, lauded as a leader during his brief political reign. Symbolic artefacts - sculptures, badges and medals - featuring his

The Russian Revolution: A Beginner's Guide (Ascher Abraham)(Paperback)

1917: the year a series of rebellions toppled three centuries of autocratic rule and placed a group of political radicals in charge of a world power. Here, suddenly, was the first modern socialist state, 'a kingdom more bright that any heaven had to offer'. But the dream was short-lived, bringing

Russia in Flames: War, Revolution, Civil War, 1914-1921 (Engelstein Laura)(Paperback)

October 1917, heralded as the culmination of the Russian Revolution, remains a defining moment in world history. Even a hundred years after the events that led to the emergence of the world's first self-proclaimed socialist state, debate continues over whether, as historian E. H. Carr put it

State and Revolution (Lenin Vladimir Ilich)(Pevná vazba)

Lenin's original work on class-based revolution. In 1917, in the midst of two revolutions, Vladimir Ilich Lenin fled Russia for fear of persecution by the government. While in exile, he began work on one of his most important works, State and Revolution, an attempt to resurrect the purity of

March 1917: The Red Wheel, Node III, Book 1 (Solzhenitsyn Aleksandr)(Paperback)

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the University of Notre Dame Press is proud to publish Nobel Prize-winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's epic work March 1917, Node III, Book 1, of The Red Wheel.The Red Wheel is Solzhenitsyn's magnum opus about the Russian Revolution

Soviet & Russian Military A/C Africa (Gordon Yefim)(Pevná vazba)

From the outset, the export of revolution and Communist ideology had been one of the cornerstones of Soviet Russia's (and later the Soviet Union's) foreign policy and by the mid-1950s the export of Soviet arms expanded into Africa with Algeria being amongst the first African countries to receive

Lenin 2017: Remembering, Repeating, and Working Through (Lenin V. I.)(Pevná vazba)

One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, Žižek shows why Lenin's thought is still important todayV. I. Lenin's originality and importance as a revolutionary leader is most often associated with the seizure of power in 1917. But, in this new study and collection of Lenin's original

Jewels of the Romanovs: Family & Court (Papi Stefano)(Pevná vazba)

The Romanovs ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917, when the Revolution brought their reign to an end. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a time of elegance and extravagance for the tsars and the wealthy families with whom they were linked by marriage, and nowhere are these lavish

History of the Russian Revolution (Trotsky Leon)(Paperback)

The definitive account of the Russian Revolution, by Leon Trotsky, its leader and key

Strategiya - The Foundations of the Russian Art of Strategy(Pevná vazba)

Cooking With Heroes: The Royal British Legion Centenary Cookbook (Pullen Jon)(Pevná vazba)

To celebrate the centenary of The Royal British Legion, some of the world's bestselling celebrity chefs - including Jamie Oliver, Ainsley Harriott, Cyrus Todiwala, Melissa Helmsley and the Hairy Bikers - have teamed up with acting or former members of the military to create this unique

October: The Story of the Russian Revolution (Miville China)(Pevná vazba)

Award-winning author China Mi ville plunges us into the year the world was turned upside down On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, China Mi ville tells the extraordinary story of this pivotal moment in history. In February of 1917 Russia was a backwards, autocratic monarchy, mired in an

The Russian Revolution (Moorehead Alan)(Paperback)

The Russian Revolution dismantled the ancient Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. The Russian Empire collapsed with the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II and the old regime was replaced in February 1917. In the second revolution that October, the Provisional Government was