LEADER 03427cam a2200409 a 4500001 16148966 005 20161028161143.0 008 100323s2010 enkab b 001 0 eng 003 hubpceuo 010 2010010020 020 9781405169592 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 9781405169585 (pbk. : alk. paper) 040 DLC |cDLC |dDLC 043 e-ur---e-ru--- 050 00 DK266.3 |b.L68 2010 082 00 947.085 |222 100 1 Lovell, Stephen, |d1972- 242 |yEnglish 245 14 The shadow of war : |bRussia and the USSR, 1941 to the present / |cStephen Lovell. 260 Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ;Malden, Mass. : |bWiley-Blackwell, |c2010. 300 xiii, 370 p. : |bill., maps |c24 cm. 490 0 The Blackwell history of Russia 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. [320]-354) and index. 505 0 Introduction: World War II and the remaking of the Soviet Union -- Reform, reaction, revolution -- From plan to market -- Structures of society -- Public and private -- Centre and periphery -- National questions -- Geopolitical imperatives -- From isolationism to globalization. 520 2 "After enduring untold suffering and near total devastation, the Soviet Union emerged from the ashes of World War 2 as a superpower. Even now, the Great Patriotic War constitutes the country's single greatest source of national pride and identity--a defining moment in Russian history no less significant than the Revolution of 1917. Yet just as the overthrow of Tsarist autocracy is fraught with ambiguities, so too is the legacy of World War 2. After liberating itself from Nazi occupation, the Soviet Union established imperial domination over much of East-Central Europe. But a victorious Soviet society was also poor, hungry, and--for all intents and purposes--still enslaved by the communist regime. The shadow of war : the Soviet Union and Russia, 1941 to the present offers a fresh approach to modern Soviet and Russian history. Taking the achievements, ambiguities, and legacies of the Second World War as a point of departure, the book reveals the strains of the Soviet system in the postwar decades as it distanced itself from Stalinist repression and reinvented itself as a form of illiberal modern welfare state. The author shows how tens of millions of people moved from villages to cities to reap the benefits of modern civilization while Soviet society remained divided along strict class, regional, and ethnic lines--divisions that drew into sharp focus with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Utilizing the latest research and a wide range of sources, The shadow of war greatly enhances our understanding of Soviet and Russian history during one of the most complex and fascinating eras of human history"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xInfluence. 651 0 Soviet Union |xHistory |y1939-1945. 651 0 Soviet Union |xHistory |y1925-1953. 651 0 Soviet Union |xHistory |y1953-1985. 651 0 Soviet Union |xHistory |y1985-1991. 651 0 Russia (Federation) |xHistory |y1991- 942 |2ddc |cBK 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6947_085000000000000_LOV |70 |8REF |925303OSA |bOSA |d2014-11-06 |eOSA |l0 |o947.085 LOV |r2014-11-06 |w2014-11-06 |yBK |cReference 920 01 KYQL2RXg 992 01 947_085000000000000_LOV |bQVS_ZRUZZZZZZZZZZZZ_EB4 966 |cIn the Research Room