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Revising the Revolution : The Unmaking of Russia's Official History Of 1917.

Holmes, Larry E.

Revising the Revolution : The Unmaking of Russia's Official History Of 1917. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (220 pages)

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Abbreviations -- Timeline -- Introduction -- 1. Istpart's Origins and Mission -- 2. At the Periphery -- 3. Multiple Scripts for 1905 and 1917 -- 4. Viatka's 1917 Revolution in the Past and the Present -- 5. Fractured Finances -- 6. Moscow's Embrace of the Political -- 7. The Passing of Istpart and Professional Civility -- 8. Methodology Ex Cathedra: Stalin Speaks and Istpart's Legacy -- 9. Their Fate -- Conclusion -- Glossary of Prominent Individuals -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Revising the Revolution explores the battle for the Russian national narrative and the ways in which history can be used to centralize power.

9780253054807


Historiography.
Soviet Union-History-Revolution, 1917-1921-Historiography.
Soviet Union-Politics and government-1917-1936-Historiography.


Electronic books.

DK265.A553 H656 2021

947.0841072

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