Russia/Ussr/Russia: The Drive and Drift of a Superstate

by Moshe Lewin

Book Overview

Moshe Lewin's major new book is an original and important work that clarifies the sweeping changes that transformed Russia in the twentieth century from a muzhik country to the urban power we read about today. As in his previous works, Moshe Lewin's extraordinary breadth of knowledge and sympathy allows him to deal with the "grand narrative of cultural transformation" that goes well beyond simple studies of urban growth or industrialization.

The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565841239
• ISBN13: 9781565841239
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"