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Soviet History in the Gorbachev Revolution

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  • © 1989

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  1. R. W. Davies

    1. Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Birmingham, UK

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. The Background: Thaw and Frost — History Before Perestroika (1956–85)

    1. The Background: Thaw and Frost — History Before Perestroika (1956–85)

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      Pages 1-6

  3. The Mental Revolution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-10
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    2. Russia Before the Bolshevik Revolution

      • R. W. Davies
      Pages 11-26

    3. The New Economic Policy and the Alternatives to Stalinism

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      Pages 27-46

    4. The Repression of the Peasantry

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      Pages 47-58

    5. Stalin and his Entourage

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      Pages 59-73

    6. Stalinism and Soviet Society

      • R. W. Davies
      Pages 74-87

    7. The Stalinist System

      • R. W. Davies
      Pages 88-99

    8. The Second World War

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      Pages 100-114

    9. Lenin, the Civil War and its Aftermath (1917–22)

      • R. W. Davies
      Pages 115-125

  4. The Politics of Soviet History

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. The Politburo and Soviet History (Spring 1985–Spring 1988)

      • R. W. Davies
      Pages 129-149

    3. The Politburo and Soviet History: the XIX Party Conference and After

      • R. W. Davies
      Pages 150-163

  5. Professional History

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. The Professional Historians

      • R. W. Davies
      Pages 167-179

    3. The Crisis in History Teaching

      • R. W. Davies
      Pages 180-184

  6. The Debate in Context

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Truth and Bias in the New History

      • R. W. Davies
      Pages 187-192

    3. Conclusions: History and the Reconstruction of Soviet Society

      • R. W. Davies
      Pages 193-203
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Since Gorbachev took office in 1985, every aspect of the Soviet past has been under scrutiny. Tens of millions of Soviet citizens are eagerly absorbing and debating the vast outpouring of novels, books and articles, and films and TV programmes, about their past. Much new information has appeared, often sensational, about how the Stalin regime worked and what it meant for top politicians, generals, intellectuals and ordinary citizens. Stalinists, Russian nationalists, democratic socialists and others are locked in bitter debate. Was the victory of Stalinism inevitable? Was there an alternative road to socialism? Even Lenin and his policies are now questioned. The Politburo itself is deeply divided about how far the debate should go and what conclusions should be drawn from it. The reconsideration about the past is part of the discussion about the way forward for Soviet society: how big should be the role of the market? How much freedom and democracy?

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  • Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Birmingham, UK

    R. W. Davies

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