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Writing History in Twentieth-Century Russia

A View from Within

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Authors:
  1. Alter L. Litvin
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  1. John L. H. Keep
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Russia’s Historical Profession

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Did the Scholarly Tradition Survive?

      • Alter L. Litvin
      Pages 3-37

  3. Fiction and Fact in Soviet History

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
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    2. Approaching the Past

      • Alter L. Litvin
      Pages 41-45

    3. The October Revolution

      • Alter L. Litvin
      Pages 47-55

    4. The Civil War

      • Alter L. Litvin
      Pages 57-70

    5. The Age of Stalin

      • Alter L. Litvin
      Pages 71-84

    6. The “Great” Terror

      • Alter L. Litvin
      Pages 85-103

    7. World War II

      • Alter L. Litvin
      Pages 105-113

  4. Russia and the Wider World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. The Nationalities Problem

      • Alter L. Litvin
      Pages 117-127

    3. Soviet Foreign Policy

      • Alter L. Litvin
      Pages 129-138

    4. Conclusion

      • Alter L. Litvin
      Pages 139-147

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 148-201
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About this book

In this fascinating book Alter Litvin tells us what life was really like for professional Soviet historians from Lenin to Gorbachev, and assesses the efforts made since 1991 to create a more truthful picture of the turbulent Russian past. Passionate yet fair-minded, this is the first account of the subject to appear in English. Designed primarily for the general reader, it contains much fresh material of specialist interest and an ample up-to-date bibliography.

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'...a timely and valuable study of Russian and Soviet historiography...It is to be recommended not only to specialists in Russian affairs but also to anyone interested in learning how politics shape and determine the writing of history.' - John Gonzalez, Revolutionary Russia

About the author

ALTER L. LITVIN studied at Kazan State University where he is now Professor of History and Historiography. He has written many books dealing with the Russian civil war, problems of historiography and most recently political terror in Soviet Russia.

JOHN KEEP attended the University of London where he later taught Russian history (1954-70); he then became Professor of Russian History at the University of Toronto. He now lives in Switzerland. He is the author of eight monographs or edited volumes and many articles on various aspects of Russian history and politics.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Writing History in Twentieth-Century Russia

  • Book Subtitle: A View from Within

  • Authors: Alter L. Litvin

  • Editors: John L. H. Keep

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403913890

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-76487-9Published: 10 October 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-41476-5Published: 29 March 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4039-1389-0Published: 10 October 2001

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 201

  • Topics: Russian, Soviet, and East European History, European History, Modern History, Historiography and Method

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