The Dream That Failed: Reflections on the Soviet Union - Couverture rigide

Laqueur, Walter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195089782 ISBN 13 : 9780195089783

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1994

Synopsis

This study attempts to answer those crucial questions intriguing historians and observers of the world scene, such as: why was there a revolution in Russia?; why did many in Russia and the West sincerely believe in communism?; why did most Sovietologists, diplomats and journalists fail to see the collapse?; why did the revolutionary regime last so long?; and when was the loss of faith first recognized? The author offers some speculations on the direction in which Russia is now heading, and gives particular attention to the role of nationalism.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Once again, Laqueur, the author of numerous books and articles on Communist affairs and other aspects of contemporary history, tells us much that is truly worth knowing about a topic of genuine importance."--Commentary

"Wide-ranging, learned, and full of the insights of a lifetime of scholarship."--Kirkus Reviews

"An important, polemic work...this should provoke overdue self-examination among observers of the ex-USSR. For Soviet studies collections."--Library Journal

"Laqueur offers a measured and judicious assessment of how we saw the Soviet Union, and how the Soviets saw themselves."--Wilson Library Bulletin

"The Dream That Failed...offers an impressive display of Laqueur's knowledge and intellectual powers."--The New Leader

"Once again, Laqueur, the author of numerous books and articles on Communist affairs and other aspects of contemporary history, tells us much that is truly worth knowing about a topic of genuine importance."--Commentary

Présentation de l'éditeur

In The Dream That Failed, an internationally renowned historian provides a new understanding of the Soviet experience, from the rise of Communism to its sudden fall. The result of years of research and reflection, he sheds fresh light on a central episode in our turbulent century. He shows why the Bolsheviks won the struggle for power in 1917; how they captured the commitment of a young generation of Russians; why the idealism faded as Soviet power grew; how the system ultimately collapsed; and why Western experts have been so wrong about the Communist state.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195089782
• ISBN 13: 9780195089783
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 242
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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