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The Soviet Union was created as uch by the Civil War as by the revolutions of 1917, indeed, the revolutions and hte struggle which followed them are inseparable. Perhaps communism in Russia would have evolved differently had the bitter necessities of the Civil War not force the regime to develop features which had nothing to do with the Marxist ideology. Aside from the obvious historical significance of the Civil War, it is also a subject with...

The Soviet Union was created as uch by the Civil War as by the revolutions of 1917, indeed, the revolutions and hte struggle which followed them are inseparable. Perhaps communism in Russia would have evolved differently had the bitter necessities of the Civil War not force the regime to develop features which had nothing to do with the Marxist ideology. Aside from the obvious historical significance of the Civil War, it is also a subject with...

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1977.

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The story of Soviet film in the period covered by Peter Kenez is central to the history of world cinema. The author explores the roots of Soviet cinema in the film heritage of pre-Revolutionary Russia, the changes in content, style, technical means, and production capacities generated by the Revolution of 1917, the constraints on form and subject imposed from the 1930s in the name of Socialist Realism, the relative freedom of expression accord...

This updated third edition examines political, social, and cultural developments in the Soviet Union as well as the post-Soviet period.

An examination of political, social and cultural developments in the Soviet Union. Kenez traces the development of the Soviet Union from the Revolution, through the years of the New Economic Policies - which he sees as crucial to any interpretation of the history of the Soviet Union - and into the Stalinist order. He shows how post-Stalin Soviet leaders struggled to find ways to rule the country without using Stalins methods. In this new editi...

The Coming of the Holocaust aims to help readers understand the circumstances that made the Holocaust possible.

The Coming of the Holocaust aims to help readers understand the circumstances that made the Holocaust possible.

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A detailed description of the establishment of the communist regime in Hungary. Hungary was the last ally of Nazi Germany, and as such suffered dreadful destruction during the last year of the war. The war discredited the political and social elite and gave opportunity for a new beginning. Early optimism in democratic circles, however, quickly dissipated. Within a short time, the communists, with negligible indigenous support, but helped by th...

This accessible textbook examines political, social, and cultural developments in the Soviet Union - from the revolution, through the years of the New Economic Policies, and into the Stalinist order and the post-Soviet period. The third edition includes substantial new material, discussing the challenges Russia faces in the era of Putin.

A detailed and concise examination of the establishment of the communist regime in Hungary.

Second edition with an updated bibliography. This volume is the sequel to RED ATTACK, WHITE RESISTANCE by Peter Kenez. "The republication of Professor Kenez's classic volumes is to be warmly welcomed. Based on copious archival research and a close reading of published memoirs and mixing careful narrative with judicious analysis, they still provide the definitive history of the anti-Bolshevik movement in South Russia. Their original publication...

The republication of Professor Kenez's classic volumes is to be warmly welcomed. Based on copious archival research and a close reading of published memoirs and mixing careful narrative with judicious analysis, they still provide the definitive history of the anti-Bolshevik movement in South Russia. Their original publication provided an inspiration for a generation of scholars of the Russian Civil War, the new edition will certainly inspire a...

Peter Kenez's comprehensive study on the Soviet propaganda system describes how the Bolshevik Party reached the Russian people.

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