{"product_id":"9781350091429","title":"Russia's 20th Century : A Journey in 100 Histories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRussia's 20th Century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Michael Khodarkovsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Khodarkovsky's innovative exploration of Russia's 20th century, through 100 carefully selected vignettes that span the century, offers a fascinating prism through which to view Russian history. Each chosen microhistory focuses on one particular event or individual that allows you to understand Russia not in abstract terms but in real events in the lives of ordinary people. \u003ci\u003eRussia's 20th Century\u003c\/i\u003e covers a broad range of topics, including the economy, culture, politics, ideology, law and society. This introduction provides a vital background and engaging analysis of Russia's path through a turbulent 20th century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA representative sample of chapters in the book includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1902: Peasants\u003cbr\u003e1903: The Pogrom\u003cbr\u003e1906: The Tsar's Speech\u003cbr\u003e1908: Church\u003cbr\u003e1910: Tolstoy's Death\u003cbr\u003e1913: The Romanovs\u003cbr\u003e1916: Rasputin\u003cbr\u003e1922: USSR\u003cbr\u003e1927: Orphans into Communists\u003cbr\u003e1931: Palace of the Soviets \u003cbr\u003e1935: Manufacturing Heroes\u003cbr\u003e1939: Hitler's Ally\u003cbr\u003e1941: Moscow on the Brink \u003cbr\u003e1945: Rape of Germany\u003cbr\u003e1949: Atomic Project\u003cbr\u003e1954: Nuclear War Exercise “Snowball”\u003cbr\u003e1955: Empire of Nations\u003cbr\u003e1960: Virgin Lands \u003cbr\u003e1969: The Soviet Dr. Seuss \u003cbr\u003e1971: The Soviet Bob Dylan \u003cbr\u003e1972: Nixon in Moscow and Kiev\u003cbr\u003e1977: USSR, Less than a Sum of its Parts \u003cbr\u003e1980: Moscow Olympic Games\u003cbr\u003e1984: “Iron Maiden” Behind the Iron Curtain\u003cbr\u003e1985: Vodka \u003cbr\u003e1990: Soviet Nationalisms and Ethnic Wars\u003cbr\u003e1997: Russian Fascism\u003cbr\u003e1998: Return of the KGB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe historical mosaic of \u003ci\u003eRussia's 20th Century\u003c\/i\u003e provides a unique examination of modern Russian history one snapshot at a time, prompting us to reflect on a larger picture of Russia's past and its place in the world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Michael Khodarkovsky's originally conceived and highly readable \u003ci\u003eRussia's 20th Century: A Journey in 100 Stories\u003c\/i\u003e helps us understand: how, over the course of one very long century, Russia repeatedly failed to become a liberal democracy, why she continues to mistreat her citizens and threaten her neighbors, and why so many Western observers missed both the coming of the Soviet demise in the late 1980s and Russia's revanchist resurgence in the early 2000s?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn contrast to most textbooks on late Imperial and Soviet periods that use traditional survey or monographic approaches, Khodarkovsky takes the reader on an exciting journey to explore Russia through numerous stories filled with captivating, often personal insights into her society and culture. The result is a comprehensive picture of Russia's ravaged 20th century that allows educators to teach the subject by exploring and expanding the themes of individual vignettes in a way that is likely to trigger further interest in a subject. \u003ci\u003eRussia's 20th Century \u003c\/i\u003eis perfectly suited for introductory college courses or general reader. I, for one, cannot wait to assign this new fascinating book to my undergraduates.” —\u003ci\u003eSemion Lyandres, Professor of History, University of Notre Dame, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Michael Khodarkovsky weaves together 100 short vignettes based on episodes in Russia's political, social, cultural and intellectual life, from the Romanovs to President Putin.  The result is a book of great originality-a truly panoramic expedition across the turbulent landscape that was Russia's 20th century.  Khodarkovsky writes with a conciseness that sacrifices neither learned insight nor analytical sophistication, and readers used to the ponderous detail of much of today's historiography will be refreshed by his text's brevity and eclecticism.” —\u003ci\u003eMark Bassin, Professor of History, Sodertorn University, Sweden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350091429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40690281414862,"sku":"9781350091429","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_b7217f4d-fd9a-4b31-a5e4-eb3c55c23db3.jpg?v=1640409331","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350091429","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}