Russia in the Twentieth Century: The quest for stability
Russia experienced a violent and tumultuous twentieth century, punctuated by invasions, the rise and fall of a totalitarian regime and domestic turmoil. From Nicholas II to Vladimir Putin,Russia in the Twentieth Centuryprovides an accessible and comprehensive guide to a century of upheaval within Russia and the wider world. With a broad chronological sweep taking in events from 1894 to 2008, and in-text biographies of major figures, David R. Marples incorporates recent research and archival findings to paint a complete picture of Russia’s recent history, including: The October revolutionNEP and the rise of StalinThe Great Purge and the Great Patriotic WarKhrushchev’s reforms and foreign policyThe Brezhnev regimeGorbachev, Glasnost and PerestroikaThe decline and recovery from Yeltsin to Putin Russia in the Twentieth Centuryis an up-to-date and complete guide for students seeking a path through the complex politics of twentieth century Russia.David R. Marplesis Distinguished University Professor in the Department of History and Classics, University of Alberta, Canada. He is author of twelve books on contemporary Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, includingLenin’s Revolution: Russia 1917-1921(2000) andThe Collapse of the Soviet Union, 1985-1991(2004).