Italian communist leader palmiro togliatti is forced into a russian exile by mussolini july 1926. History of the russian revolution penguin modern classics amazon. For the most part they are nonfiction books about russian history. The russian civil wars, 19161926 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Russia before crash princess stephanie dolgorouky 1926 russian history antique. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. Fill out this form with enough information to get a list of comparable copies. Information on the period from 1917 to 1991 can be found in the entry on the union of soviet socialist republics. It was an important tool in the statebuilding of the ussr, provided the government with important ethnographic information, and helped in the transformation from imperial russian society to soviet society. Lebedev, who was born in moscow in 1981, picks 10 books that explain.
Here are 12 books that will give you a good foundation to learning about russia and its history. History the following article deals with the formation and history of the russian state and empire until 1917 and after the formation of the contemporary russian federation in 1991. Massive selection of new and used russian history books. Drawing on archival materials newly released in russia, he chronicles the upheaval that. The historical dictionary of the russian civil wars, 1916 1926 covers the history of this period through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. First allunion census of the soviet union wikipedia. Top 153 books published in 1926 that people have added on goodreads. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. His many books include since lenin died 1925, marx, lenin and the science of revolution 1926, the end of socialism in russia 1937 and stalins russia. Publishing house gang of writers circle, moscow 1926.
Regulations standards 29 cfr occupational safety and. His most recent work is the twovolume historical dictionary of the russian civil wars, 1916 1926. This book is a good general history of the period and particular effort is made to place stalin in context with russia both before and after his rule, as well as with lenin. Later on this history would be overtaken by one completely controlled by stalin. Soviet russia covers 19171922 and soviet union covers the years 1922 to 1991. Electronic catalogues of the national library of russia. Historical dictionary of the russian civil wars, 1916 1926 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Jul 07, 2016 jonathan smele teaches russian and european history at queen mary, university of london and has published extensively on the russian revolutions and civil wars.
December 3 the english detective story writer agatha christie disappears from her home in surrey. The debate on the soviet family code of 1926, russian history on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. The electrification of russia, 18801926 by jonathan. A history of soviet russia is a 14volume work by e. Jonathan coopersmith has mined the archives for both the tsarist and the soviet periods to examine a crucial element in the modernization of russia. This is a decent book which purports to offer a new analysis of the russian civil wars that the territory of the former russian empire underwent a series of civil wars beginning in 1916 and ending in 1926, both ends incidentally in muslim central asia, and that some conflicts today are the results of these wars. You might think its a rare and valuable book but dont know where to find its value. In 1926, the manuscript was confiscated, but at the request of maxim. His most recent work is the twovolume historical dictionary of the russian civil wars, 19161926. There are many decent and easy to read books about russia and russian history, but since russian history is very controversial topic which mainly composed of politically and ideologically charged interpretations, you should focus on understand. The book is an important contribution as it allows its reader insights and a glimpse into a country that is very impactful for america and the world. History of soviet russia and the soviet union 19171927. Each sold at auction for thousands, and in some cases, hundreds of thousands of dollars.
But gessen combines sharp analysis with updike type writing style. The historical dictionary of the russian civil wars, 19161926 covers the history of this period through a chronology, an introductory essay. They were dedicated to a version of marxism developed by vladimir lenin. Russian revolution, civil war and ussr 19171991 eurodocs.
This book is a detailed reference of the twentieth century struggles that were waged across and beyond the decaying russian empire at the end of the first world war, as tsarism and democratic alternatives to it collapsed and the worlds first communist state, the union of soviet socialist republics, was born. Many of those books actually have a lot to do with russian history. Acquire your favorite russian history books at low prices. Announcing the national emergency library, a temporary collection of books that supports emergency remote teaching, research, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, training centers, and libraries are. International union catalogue of russian books 19181926. The past year has prompted a predictable flurry of sovietthemed activity to mark the 100th anniversary of the october revolution. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document. Announcing the national emergency library, a temporary collection of books that supports emergency remote teaching, research, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, training centers, and libraries are closed. She is known for her two bestselling novels, the fountainhead and atlas shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she named objectivism. A brief chronology 9982000 kievan russia 988 conversion to christianity 12371240 mongol invasion muscovite russia 80 the battle of kulikovo. Johannes gutenberg, printed 1456, 180 copies known to exist.
Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. After the russian civil war 19171923, the bolsheviks communists took dictatorial control. Nov 19, 2015 instead, it contributes to the ongoing process of integrating the civil wars into a continuum of crises that wracked the russian empire and its wouldbe successor states across a prolonged period. History of russia parts 15 rurik to revolution youtube. The historical dictionary of the russian civil wars, 1916 1926 covers the history of this period through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an. Books by russian authors are prized possessions in most households. On the one hand it represents a recovery of his parents story and an effort to place their lives in the context of broader historical forces. Jan 29, 2020 the 1917 revolutions may attract the most attention, but stalins dictatorship is an equally important subject for both russian and european histories. Simon sebag montefiores recommended reading on russia and. Bibliography of the russian revolution and civil war wikipedia. Dawn shirley, from prelate history book written by kosolofski family. One very simple method of finding an approximate value of a book is to search for similar copies on and see what prices are being asked. Right click for dropdown menu and select translate to english. Use chrome translation to read databases in russian.
January 20 1905 march 6, 1982 was a russian american writer and philosopher. Historical dictionary of the russian civil wars, 19161926. Educated in russia, she moved to the united states in 1926. Project muse the electrification of russia, 18801926.
History soviet russia foundations planned economy 1926. Collection of 47 digital facsimiles of soviet era books. Unfollow winnie the pooh books 1926 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This approach belies a deep knowledge of russian history and literature. Top 50 rare and valuable books the following books are considered by many collectors to be the most rare and valuable. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Bugaev boris nikolayevich pseudonym andrei bely, 18801934 poet, novelist, critic, literary critic, one of the leading figures of russian symbolism. The electrification of russia, 18801926 is the first full account of the widespread adoption of electricity in russia, from the. Includes the old series 19191924 and the new series 19241926. Your inscriptions prevent others from reading the book. The easiest way to know how much your copy of a book is worth on the open market is to check on how much similar copies are currently being offered for. A chronology of key events in the history of russia, from the 1200s to the present. So, needing a book to read is never an issue here the question is more about which book is best to start with. Indonesia is a semiannual journal devoted to the timely study of indonesias culture, history, government, economy, and society.
Jon smele the historical dictionary of the russian civil wars, 1916 1926, covers the history of this period through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. Jan 21, 2016 jonathan smele teaches russian and european history at queen mary, university of london and has published extensively on the russian revolutions and civil wars. This book is a detailed reference of the twentieth century struggles that were waged across and beyond the decaying russ. History of the allrussia communist party bolsheviks first. My goodness, some of these books helped propel the russian revolution. Do you have an old or antiquarian book and would like to know its value. The electrification of russia, 18801926 is the first full account of the widespread adoption of electricity in russia, from the beginning in the 1880s to its early years as a state technology under soviet rule.
For a decade, he was editor of the journal revolutionary russia. Richard pipess authoritative history of the violent and disruptive acts that created the first modern totalitarian regime portrays the crisis at the heart of the tsarist empire. Not with a finger, not with a match, but with a knife. From prince rurik to the russian revolution, this is a compilation of the first 5 episodes of epic history tvs history of russia. Russian history and railroad books available hrussia hnet. Discover librarianselected research resources on russian history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. This is a collection of pd texts in russian mostly old spelling language. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Save over 20% credits will not expire, so you can use them at any time. The dictionary section has almost 2,000 crossreferenced entries on individuals, political and governmental institutions and political parties, and military. Jon smele historical dictionary of the russian civil wars, 1916 1926, covers the history of the period through a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. Educating readers in the ussr in 19261929 russia travel blog. I actually disagree with removing the fiction books.
It was denounced in 1956 and a new history of the communist party commissioned. Media in category 1926 books from russia the following 37 files are in this category, out of 37 total. Historical dictionary of the russian civil wars, 19161926 by. Check out my other auctions for more antique russian books and its history. Bibliography of stalinism and the soviet union wikipedia. Zinoviev and kamenev form the united opposition against stalin, who forms an alliance nikolai bukharin and alexei rykov, while trotsky remains neutral. The lost books of the bible and the forgotten books of eden by. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Isaac babel, isaac also spelled isaak, original name in full isaak emmanuilovich babel, born june 30 july 12, new style, 1894, odessa, ukraine, russian empiredied january 27, 1940, moscow, russia, u. Some of those books describe serfdom and the russian culture better than many history books can. The family came to estevan, sk in 1907, then went to prelate, sask. List of books and articles about russian history online. Historical dictionary of the russian civil wars, 1916 1926.
History of the allrussia communist party bolsheviks. Aleksey alekseyevich brusilov russian general britannica. Learn more historical dictionary of the russian civil wars, 1916 1926 2 volumes historical dictionaries of war, revolution, and civil unrest 2 volumes. About the book the church history of eusebius, the bishop of caesarea gives a chronological account of the development of early christianity from the 1st century to the 4th century. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Ten years that shook the world 1st edition by jonathan smele author 4. The lost books of the bible and the forgotten books of. The siege of leningrad by harrison salisbury pan, 2000. A century after the bolsheviks captured the winter palace, we round up the most illuminating new releases tackling the october revolution, its prelude and its. Trotsky is expelled from politburo the united opposition may rupture of.
Russian flu the first significant flu pandemic started in siberia and kazakhstan, traveled to moscow, and made its way into finland and then poland, where it moved into the rest of europe. Learn about 321 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1926 or search by date or keyword. Ukraine online genealogy records familysearch wiki. Stalin was always suspicious of russias former capital.
The book is sold as is so please ask questions before bidding. Books in russian, items in west european languages, abstracts of. Online catalogues of the national library of russia. November 10 lyubov dostoyevskaya, russian memoirist born 1869 december 8 sarah doudney, english novelist, childrens writer and hymnist born 1841 december 12 jean richepin, french poet, dramatist and novelist born 1849 december 29 rainer maria rilke, german poet born 1875 awards. You probably dont need to include every word of the title and authors name. Explore the worlds largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. This page was last edited on 29 september 2018, at 04. Russian and nato foreign ministers set up nato russia council. The first allunion census of the soviet union took place in december 1926. Guide to ukraine online genealogy records for researching ancestry, family history and genealogy. Read historical dictionary of the russian civil wars, 1916 1926 by jonathan d. This is a select bibliography of post world war ii english language books including.