The Russian Century: A History of the Last 100 YearsMaking extensive use of contemporary accounts, Moynahan traces Russia's turbulent 20th century, from the last days of tsarist rule to the Bolshevik Revolution, two world wars (and one cold one), and to the overthrow of the Communist regime. Simultaneously a political, social and oral history, this book will quickly become the preeminent short history of Russia's recent past. Photos. |
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Page 103
... Leningrad ; in the orgy of worship , Sunday was nearly renamed Leninday . Stalin , the boy from the Georgian seminary , grasped the Russian need for liturgy and faith . He urged the Party to collect relics of Lenin . He stood in the ...
... Leningrad ; in the orgy of worship , Sunday was nearly renamed Leninday . Stalin , the boy from the Georgian seminary , grasped the Russian need for liturgy and faith . He urged the Party to collect relics of Lenin . He stood in the ...
Page 136
... Leningrad from Barcelona after a year training Spanish Republicans in mine warfare . He checked into a hotel and saddled the telephone to get in touch with his friends . Every number he called was answered by a stranger . Eventually he ...
... Leningrad from Barcelona after a year training Spanish Republicans in mine warfare . He checked into a hotel and saddled the telephone to get in touch with his friends . Every number he called was answered by a stranger . Eventually he ...
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... Leningrad Party . It was thought too independent , and after Zhdanov's sudden death in 1948 , it was purged . No longer was it a hero city ; the Defense of Leningrad Museum was closed , its director arrested . Svetlana Stalin thought ...
... Leningrad Party . It was thought too independent , and after Zhdanov's sudden death in 1948 , it was purged . No longer was it a hero city ; the Defense of Leningrad Museum was closed , its director arrested . Svetlana Stalin thought ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
1 THE LAND OF THE ROMANOVS | 7 |
2 EASTERN FRONTS | 30 |
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