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The Counter-Revolution in Revolution

Images of Thermidor and Napoleon at the Time of the Russian Revolution and Civil War

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Authors:
  1. Dmitry Shlapentokh

    1. Indiana University, South Bend, USA

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Dmitry Shlapentokh
    Pages 1-4

  3. A Note on Sources

    • Dmitry Shlapentokh
    Pages 5-7

  4. The French Revolution in Modern Russian and Western Thought

    • Dmitry Shlapentokh
    Pages 8-14

  5. An Alternativist Reading of History: Theoretical Justification

    • Dmitry Shlapentokh
    Pages 15-25

  6. On the Road to Brumaire: Napoleon’s Ghost Haunts the Provisional Government

    • Dmitry Shlapentokh
    Pages 26-36

  7. Kerensky as Napoleon (April-June 1917)

    • Dmitry Shlapentokh
    Pages 37-47

  8. The Summer Crisis and the Anticipation of a Real Napoleon

    • Dmitry Shlapentokh
    Pages 48-60

  9. Kornilov as a Real Napoleon (August 1917)

    • Dmitry Shlapentokh
    Pages 61-78

  10. Brumaire or 1793: the Open Question

    • Dmitry Shlapentokh
    Pages 79-93

  11. Thermidor and Napoleon as the Outcome of Bolshevik Rule

    • Dmitry Shlapentokh
    Pages 94-130

  12. A Degenerate Napoleon as son of Degenerate Jacobins

    • Dmitry Shlapentokh
    Pages 131-146

  13. Change of Landmark Movement: the Bolsheviks not as Patriotic Jacobins

    • Dmitry Shlapentokh
    Pages 147-159

  14. Conclusion

    • Dmitry Shlapentokh
    Pages 160-167

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 168-183
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The collapse of the imperial regime excited Russian intellectuals of all political persuasions. Although eager to draw comparisons between pre-revolutionary Russia and revolutionary France, the political elite saw the outcome in their own country as vastly different to the events which had occurred in France. Looking to the past they tried to predict the future - how their revolution would end. As the political situation became more unstable, there was increasing fear of dictatorship and bloodshed. The perception of Napoleon as a victorious general changed; he was seen instead as a powerful man who had brought stability to France. Thus came the search for a Russian Napoleon - first in the form of Alexander Kerensky, and later General Lavr Kornilov. Neither man was a successful candidate. Shlapentokh examines one of the most dramatic periods in European history. Drawing comparisons between revolutionary Russia and France he provides an insightful and original analysis of such subjects as counter-revolution, terror and dictatorship.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Indiana University, South Bend, USA

    Dmitry Shlapentokh

About the author

DMITRY SHLAPENTOKH is Associate Professor of Russian/World History, Indiana University, South Bend. He was born and educated in the former Soviet Union. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago. Among his recent works are: The French Revolution and the Anti-Democratic Tradition in Russia and The French Revolution in Russian Intellectual Life.

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