NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS CURRICULUM SUPPORT
History
Annotated Bibliography for
Soviet Russia 1917–1953
[ADVANCED HIGHER]
Faith Geddes
Foreword
Since the introduction of the policy of glasnost or ‘openness’ in 1985, a great deal of new evidence about the period 1917–1953 has emerged from Soviet archives. Many new works by Russian and Western historians and updated editions of older ones have been published. The emphasis in this bibliography is on recent works, and the list is far from exhaustive. There is no implication that the new evidence has rendered earlier works obsolete, or that works that have been omitted are of less value. Many of the works included have bibliographies on specific topics and attention has been drawn to some that are particularly useful.
The bibliography in this booklet is divided into three parts:
Section 1 lists basic texts and study guides suitable for students.
Section 2 lists works more suitable for teachers or dissertation purposes.
Section 3 covers other sources, such as periodicals, audio-visual and electronic media.
First published 2000
Electronic version 2001
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CONTENTS
Section 1: Texts/study guides recommended for students
General 1
Leading figures 1
Russia before the Revolution 2
The revolutionary period 1917–1924 2
The Stalinist period 4
Foreign policy 5
Section 2: Works more suitable for teachers or dissertation purposes
General 7
Communism 9
Leading figures 10
Russia before the Revolution 14
The revolutionary period 1917–1924: 14
General
1917–1918
The Civil War
Changing economic policy from War Communism
to New Economic Policy
Stalinism 18
Industrialisation and collectivisation 19
Purges/the Terror 21
Policies towards national minorities 22
Economic and social history 23
Culture 25
Religion 25
Foreign policy: 26
General
World War Two
Cold War
Section 3: Other sources
Journals/periodicals 30
Audio-visual 30
The Internet 33
Useful websites 33
section 1
General
Dukes, Paul, A History of Russia c.882–1996, 3rd edn, Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1998
Clear introduction to the long view which sets out political, economic and cultural aspects and examines current interpretations.
Hosking, Geoffrey, A History of the Soviet Union 1917–1991, London: Fontana, 1992
Useful introduction tracing evolution of the Soviet political system.
Kenez, P, A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to the End, Cambridge: CUP, 1999
Concise examination of political, social and cultural developments from 1917 to 1991. Useful bibliography.
McAuley, Mary, Soviet Politics 1917–1991, Oxford: OUP, 1992
Concise analysis of key political developments.
McCauley, Martin, The Soviet Union 1917–1991, 2nd edn, London: Longman, 1993
Riasnovsky, Nicholas V, A History of Russia, 6th edn, New York: OUP, 2000
One-volume history from the origins of the Kievan state to the 1990s, drawing on primary sources and interpretative works by historians.
Leading figures
Laver, J, Lenin: Liberator or Oppressor?, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1994, ‘Personalities and Powers’ series
A short thematic biography investigating the issues raised by his life, work and achievements, bringing together conflicting views by contemporaries and historians.
Laver, J, Joseph Stalin. From Revolutionary to Despot, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1993, ‘Personalities and Powers’ series
A short thematic biography investigating the issues raised by his life, work and achievements, bringing together conflicting views by contemporaries and historians.
Lynch, Michael, Trotsky: The Permanent Revolutionary, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1995, ‘Personalities and Powers’ series
A short thematic biography investigating the issues raised by his life, work and achievements, bringing together conflicting views by contemporaries and historians.
Williams, Beryl, Lenin, London: Longman, 2000, ‘Profiles in Power’ series
A one-volume concise study of Lenin, his role in the Russian Revolution, and his years in power, 1917–24. Update evaluation of recent debate in Russia and the West, and use of new documents.
Russia before the Revolution
Hosking, Geoffrey, Russian People and Empire 1552–1917, London: HarperCollins, 1997
Standard text; good starting point on Russia under the Tsars.
Hutchinson, J F, Late Imperial Russia, 1890–1917, London: Longman, 1999,
‘Seminar Studies’ series
Includes text, useful documents and bibliography.
Wood, Alan, The Origins of the Russian Revolution 1861–1917, 2nd edn, London and New York: Routledge, 1993, ‘Lancaster Pamphlets’ series
A concise analysis, including an examination of the views of ‘orthodox’ and ‘revisionist’ historians.
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