On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, a classic history of the Soviet era, from 1917 to its fall
Moshe Lewin was a hugely respected historian of the Soviet Union. Professor of Soviet Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, his books include Stalinism and Nazism: Dictatorships in Comparison and The Making of the Soviet System: Essays in the Social History of Interwar Russia.
Probably no other Western historian of the USSR combines Moshe
Lewin's personal experience of living with Russians from Stalin's
day-as a young wartime soldier-to the post-communist era, with so
profound a familiarity with the archives and the literature of the
Soviet era. His reflections on the 'Soviet Century' are an
important contribution to emancipating Soviet history from the
ideological heritage of the last century and should be essential
reading for all who wish to understand it.
*Eric Hobsbawm*
Rich in its insights and original in its perspectives, Moshe
Lewin's superb new book provides a master-class in understanding
the structures and intricate workings of the Soviet system.
*Ian Kershaw*
The Soviet Century is an original and stimulating survey, packed
with insights and information, by an outstanding historian. It will
enlighten both specialists and general readers about a crucial
aspect of the modern world.
*R. W. Davies*
Moshe Lewin . has written a book of gripping scholarship. In The
Soviet Century he shows that the world cannot turn its back on
Russia's past, and neither Russians nor anyone else should try to
do so. As Lewin writes, the Soviet system may be dead and buried
but it lives on in Russia's search for a national identity. This
search needs to be based on the truth, good or bad, about what
happened under Communism. The Soviet Century is an excellent place
to look for it.
*Mark Harrison*
With the benefit of hindsight and new archival sources, he strips
the Stalin and subsequent Khrushchev-Brezhnev eras down to their
defining nature. Much more than just an acute, resonant echo of the
past.
*Foreign Affairs*
A pioneer in the historical study of the Soviet Union, Moshe Lewin
brought to Soviet historiography his personal experiences,
political convictions, and deep analytical insights into the
Leninist and Stalinist revolutions . a master at original
conceptualizations of the evolution of the Soviet experiment.
*History Workshop Journal*
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