Igal Halfin is senior lecturer in the department of history at Tel Aviv University. He is the author of Intimate Enemies: Demonizing the Bolshevik Opposition, 1918-1928; From Darkness to Light: Class, Consciousness, and Salvation in Revolutionary Russia;
. . . an important contribution. A sophisticated analysis of the
pre-revolutionary and early Soviet language of class is his most
impressive but not sole achievement. 'From Darkness to light' is a
challenging read and a must for students of revolutionary Russia.--
"Canadian Slavonic Papers"
From Darkness to Light will be perceived as a milestone in the
scholarship of the early Soviet period and of Soviet Marxism more
generally. The boldness of this book resides in its innovative
combination of two scholarly approaches that have long been
distinct in the context of twentieth century Russia: intellectual
and social history. The result is a book that will provoke much
heated discussion among scholars of early Soviet culture as well as
ideology scholars working outside the Russian context. It is a fine
example of how interdisciplinary work on the early Soviet period
ought to be done.-- "Eric Naiman, University of California at
Berkeley"
Erudite, stimulating, and important. . . . A book that deserves to
be read from cover to cover and savored. Even those who disagree
with its premises and conclusions will find more than ample
reward.-- "Slavic Review"
Impressive in its intellectual reach and close attention to the
texts and practice of Bolshevism in its early years, Halfin's work
raises challenging issues for informed readers and students of
modern ideology and Russia who seek to plumb the phenomenon of
Bolshevism.-- "Choice"
This is a multi-faceted and very suggestive book. . . .
remarkable.-- "Journal of Modern History"
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