{"product_id":"the-structure-of-soviet-history-essays-and-documents-9780195340549","title":"The Structure of Soviet History: Essays and Documents","description":"Edited by eminent historian Ronald Grigor Suny, this unique collection of primary documents and important scholarly articles frames both the revolutionary changes and broad continuities in Soviet history. Organized chronologically and covering political, social, and cultural history from a variety of viewpoints, selections include official pronouncements and dissident manifestos, public speeches, private letters, and previously un-translated documents. An introductory essay provides the broad outlines of Soviet history, while chapter introductions summarize the main features and historical debates of each period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the Second Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* Ten new essays and documents, including Jochen Hellbeck's \"The Urge to Struggle On\" (2006) and \"Cars, Cars, and More Cars\" by Lewis H. Siegelbaum (2008)\u003cbr\u003e* A new chapter (10) on Russia and the former Soviet states in the twenty-first century, as well as additional readings on women and gender\u003cbr\u003e* More sections on foreign policy and the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRonald Grigor Suny\u003c\/strong\u003e is Charles Tilly Collegiate Professor of Social and Political History at the University of Michigan and Emeritus Professor of Political Science and History at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books and dozens of articles, including \u003cem\u003eThe Soviet Experiment: Russia, the USSR, and the Successor States\u003c\/em\u003e, Second Edition (OUP, 2011). He is also the co-editor of \u003cem\u003eA State of Nations: Empire and Nation-Making in the Age of Lenin and Stalin\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2001) and \u003cem\u003eA Question of Genocide: Armenians and Turks at the End of the Ottoman Empire\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2012).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52179896631570,"sku":"9780195340549","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec65f5aa-03b4-48b0-b313-3d5e5357c7f6.jpg?v=1775640255","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-structure-of-soviet-history-essays-and-documents-9780195340549","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}