The First Socialist Society: A History of the Soviet Union from Within, First Enlarged Edition

By Geoffrey Hosking.

The First Socialist Society: A History of the Soviet Union from Within, First Enlarged Edition

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The First Socialist Society is the compelling and often tragic history of what Soviet citizens have lived through from 1917 to the present, told with great sympathy and perception. It ranges over the changing lives of peasants, urban workers, and professionals; the interaction of Soviet autocrats with the people; the character and role of religion, law, education, and literature within Soviet society; and the significance and fate of various national groups. As the story unfolds, we come to understand how the ideas of Marxism have been changed, taking on almost unrecognizable forms by uniqu...

ISBN(s)

067430442X, 9780674304420

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