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 109
... peasants , who controlled nine- tenths of plowland . The number of landless peasants halved ; while that of farmers with more than twenty - seven acres fell more . The larger farms which had supplied the cities disappeared . The bulk of ...
... peasants , who controlled nine- tenths of plowland . The number of landless peasants halved ; while that of farmers with more than twenty - seven acres fell more . The larger farms which had supplied the cities disappeared . The bulk of ...
Page 110
... Peasants hid it , or sold it illegally to private traders . An ideological assault was prepared . It was necessary to excite class hatred in the vil- lages . Peasants were duly categorised : poor , middle and kulak . The word meant ...
... Peasants hid it , or sold it illegally to private traders . An ideological assault was prepared . It was necessary to excite class hatred in the vil- lages . Peasants were duly categorised : poor , middle and kulak . The word meant ...
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... peasants who were determined that they should not be given to the collectives . The most pro- ductive peasants were herded off as kulaks ; the wastrels and idlers who denounced them flourished ; the surviving middle peasants , cowed and ...
... peasants who were determined that they should not be given to the collectives . The most pro- ductive peasants were herded off as kulaks ; the wastrels and idlers who denounced them flourished ; the surviving middle peasants , cowed and ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
1 THE LAND OF THE ROMANOVS | 7 |
2 EASTERN FRONTS | 30 |
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