book chapter

Historical setting: 1917 to 1991

russia: a country study • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1996 • Pages: 53-119

By: Skallerup, Thomas Mark, Nichol, James P..

Abstract
This is a useful short history of modern Russia, from the 1917 communist revolution to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. In addition to an outline of important events and of the political, economic and administrative transformations under communist rule, there is lengthy consideration of global and of domestic ethnic and religious factors contributing to its downfall.
Subjects
Ingroup antagonisms
Form and rules of government
Chief executive
External relations
Pressure politics
Political parties
Political movements
Warfare
culture
Russians
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Eastern Europe
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Historian
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019
Field Date
no date given
Coverage Date
1917 -1991
Coverage Place
Soviet Union (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan)
Notes
Thomas Skallerup and James P. Nichol
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119a-119g)
LCCN
97007563
LCSH
Soviet Union--History.