This book is a detailed reference of the twentieth century struggles that were waged across and beyond the decaying Russian Empire at the end of the First World War, as tsarism and democratic alternatives to it collapsed and the world's first Communist state, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was born. At the same time, it is a necessary corrective to studies that have viewed events of the time as a unitary Russian Civil War that sprang from the Russian Revolution of 1917. Instead, it contributes to the ongoing process of integrating the civil wars into a continuum of crises that wracked the Russian Empire and its would-be successor states across a prolonged period. The Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926 covers the history of this period through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has almost 2,000 cross-referenced entries on individuals, political and governmental institutions and political parties, and military formations and concepts, as well as religion, art, film, propaganda, uniforms, and weaponry. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Russian Civil War.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN-13
9781442252806
eBay Product ID (ePID)
217364098
Product Key Features
Author
Jonathan D. Smele
Publication Name
Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Education, History
Publication Year
2016
Type
Dictionary
Number of Pages
1470 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
159mm
Item Weight
2431g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jonathan D. Smele
Series Title
Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest