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Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928 is a narrative history of the Russian Revolution, Civil War, and the early history of the Soviet Union, written by S. A. Smith and published in 2017 by Oxford University Press. The release was timed with the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution.
 Book cover | |
| Author | S. A. Smith |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Derek Perkins |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Russian Revolution, Russian Civil War |
| Genre | Non-fiction, History |
| Published | 2017 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook |
| Pages | 448 pp. (hardcover), 16 hours and 17 minutes (audiobook). |
| ISBN | 978-0198734826 |
| Website | Official Page |
Synopsis
The book covers the period from 1890 – 1928, a wider time frame than many works on the Russian Revolution. This reflects the author's intention to understand the Russian Revolution as a long-term process, rather than focus on the narrower events of 1917 as exceptional.
The work addresses many major themes and topics that the revolution grew from, including:
- The process by which the working classes were radicalized.
- The role of empire, transnational influences, and national identities played in the revolution and civil war.
- The process that took the Bolsheviks from being a small faction in Russian socialist politics to the dominant and eventually exclusive ruling party of the former Russian Empire.
- The differences and complex dynamics within and between the different factions and parties aligned with Russian Marxism and European socialism.
- The role violence played in the Bolsheviks assuming and maintaining power.
- How the national experience of World War I and the Civil War shaped the revolution.
- Issues related to religion and apocalyptic thought and how this influenced revolutionary thinking.
The book opens with an introduction which details the author's perspectives and the questions they are seeking to answer. The first chapter provides an overview of the half century preceding the main events of the book until the 1905 Revolution, looking at the reigns of Alexander II and III, and the beginning of Nicolas II's reign and concludes as Stalinism emerges during Stalin's consolidation of power and the end of the New Economic Policy, setting the stage for the era of central planning, collectivization, and industrialization. The structure of the book is both chronological and topical:
- The first chapter is background;
- The second chapter is a social history of Russia on the eve of World War I;
- The third chapter covers the February Revolution, the period of Dual Power, and the October Revolution;
- The fourth chapter is a survey of the civil war;
- Finally, chapters 5 – 7 are a political-social-economic history of War Communism and the New Economic Policy era and the consolidation and expansion of Bolshevik power.
The work concludes with an essay reflecting on the causes and turning points of the Russian Revolution.
There is no formal bibliography, however the extensive notes form a valuable resource on the scholarly writing about the period.
Reception
James D. White writes about Russia in Revolution, "It is a work written mainly for the general reader, though the author hopes that, as a synthesis of recent research by Russian and Western scholars, and as an attempt to question some familiar interpretations, it will have something of interest to say to his academic colleagues. In this, Smith’s hope is entirely justified, because his book not only provides a useful introduction to the subject, but raises important questions of how the revolutionary period in Russia should be interpreted."
Commenting in the English Historical Review on the scholarly but accessible writing, George Gilbert states, "The centenary of the Russian Revolution has, perhaps rather inevitably, invited a wave of new books on the subject, some of them containing much novel material for those engaged at the cutting edge of historical research, with others aimed at a more general readership. S.A. Smith’s contribution to the debate bridges a divide between specialist academic monographs and studies of the Revolution designed to engage a wide audience, with the book "primarily written for the reader coming new to the subject.""
Academic reviews
- Fedyashin, Anton (2017). "S. A. Smith, Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928". European History Quarterly. 47 (4): 787–789. doi:10.1177/0265691417729639as. S2CID 148995760. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- Gilbert, George (31 December 2018). "Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890–1928, by S.A. Smith". The English Historical Review. 133 (565): 1642–1643. doi:10.1093/ehr/cey312. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- Legvold, Robert (2017). "Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928 by S. A. Smith; Review by Daniel Orlovsky". Foreign Affairs. 96 (5): 187–188. JSTOR 44821910.
- Orlovsky, Daniel (2017). "Book Review: Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928 by S. A. Smith". Slavic Review. 76 (3): 763–771. doi:10.1017/slr.2017.184. JSTOR 26565182.
- Read, Christopher (3 July 2017). "Historically Inevitable? Turning Points of the Russian Revolution/The Russian Revolution: An Empire in Crisis 1890–1928/The Russian Revolution: 1905–22". Revolutionary Russia. 30 (2): 268–272. doi:10.1080/09546545.2017.1384141. S2CID 149263802. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- Sumpf, Alexandre (2018). "Book Review: Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928". Cahiers du Monde russe. 59 (4): 631–635. doi:10.4000/monderusse.10687. JSTOR 26934366. S2CID 182446891.
- White, James D. (2019). "Book Review: Russia in Revolution". The Slavonic and East European Review. 97 (2): 371–372. doi:10.5699/slaveasteurorev2.97.2.0371. JSTOR 10.5699/slaveasteurorev2.97.2.0371.
Release information
- Hardcover: 2017 (First Edition), Oxford University Press, 448pp. ISBN 978-0198734826.
- Paperback: 2018 (First Edition), Oxford University Press, 480pp. ISBN 978-0198734833.
- Audiobook: 2018, narrated by Derek Perkins, Audible Studios, 16 hours and 17 minutes.
Similar or related works
- A People's Tragedy by Orlando Figes (1997).
- Russia in Flames: War, Revolution, Civil War, 1914–1921 by Laura Engelstein (2017).
- The Russian Revolution: A New History by Sean McMeekin (2017).
About the author
See also
- Bibliography of the Russian Revolution and Civil War
- Eastern Front (World War I)
- Soviet grain procurement crisis of 1928
- Russia in Flames: War, Revolution, Civil War, 1914–1921
- Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928
- The Russian Revolution: A New History
- A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924
References
Notes
- From Russia in Revolution, pp.2
Citations
- Gilbert, George (31 December 2018). "Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890–1928, by S.A. Smith". The English Historical Review. 133 (565): 1642–1643. doi:10.1093/ehr/cey312. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- Orlovsky, Daniel (2017). "Book Review: Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis, 1890 to 1928 by S. A. Smith". Slavic Review. 76 (3): 763–771. doi:10.1017/slr.2017.184. JSTOR 26565182.
- Read, Christopher (3 July 2017). "Historically Inevitable? The Russian Revolution: An Empire in Crisis 1890–1928". Revolutionary Russia. 30 (2): 268–272. doi:10.1080/09546545.2017.1384141. S2CID 149263802. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- White, James D. (2019). "Book Review: Russia in Revolution". The Slavonic and East European Review. 97 (2): 371–372. doi:10.5699/slaveasteurorev2.97.2.0371. JSTOR 10.5699/slaveasteurorev2.97.2.0371.
- "Smith, Prof. Stephen Anthony", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- "Professor Stephen Smith FBA", British Academy. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
External links
- "Official site: Russia in Revolution by S. A. Smith". Oxford University Press.
- Souvlis, George (3 July 2018). "Interview with S. A. Smith". Revolutionary Russia. 31 (2): 208–225. doi:10.1080/09546545.2018.1536413. S2CID 149527861. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 to 1928 is a narrative history of the Russian Revolution Civil War and the early history of the Soviet Union written by S A Smith and published in 2017 by Oxford University Press The release was timed with the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 to 1928Book coverAuthorS A SmithAudio read byDerek PerkinsLanguageEnglishSubjectRussian Revolution Russian Civil WarGenreNon fiction HistoryPublished2017PublisherOxford University PressPublication placeUnited KingdomMedia typeHardcover Paperback Kindle AudiobookPages448 pp hardcover 16 hours and 17 minutes audiobook ISBN978 0198734826WebsiteOfficial PageSynopsisThe book covers the period from 1890 1928 a wider time frame than many works on the Russian Revolution This reflects the author s intention to understand the Russian Revolution as a long term process rather than focus on the narrower events of 1917 as exceptional The work addresses many major themes and topics that the revolution grew from including The process by which the working classes were radicalized The role of empire transnational influences and national identities played in the revolution and civil war The process that took the Bolsheviks from being a small faction in Russian socialist politics to the dominant and eventually exclusive ruling party of the former Russian Empire The differences and complex dynamics within and between the different factions and parties aligned with Russian Marxism and European socialism The role violence played in the Bolsheviks assuming and maintaining power How the national experience of World War I and the Civil War shaped the revolution Issues related to religion and apocalyptic thought and how this influenced revolutionary thinking The book opens with an introduction which details the author s perspectives and the questions they are seeking to answer The first chapter provides an overview of the half century preceding the main events of the book until the 1905 Revolution looking at the reigns of Alexander II and III and the beginning of Nicolas II s reign and concludes as Stalinism emerges during Stalin s consolidation of power and the end of the New Economic Policy setting the stage for the era of central planning collectivization and industrialization The structure of the book is both chronological and topical The first chapter is background The second chapter is a social history of Russia on the eve of World War I The third chapter covers the February Revolution the period of Dual Power and the October Revolution The fourth chapter is a survey of the civil war Finally chapters 5 7 are a political social economic history of War Communism and the New Economic Policy era and the consolidation and expansion of Bolshevik power The work concludes with an essay reflecting on the causes and turning points of the Russian Revolution There is no formal bibliography however the extensive notes form a valuable resource on the scholarly writing about the period ReceptionJames D White writes about Russia in Revolution It is a work written mainly for the general reader though the author hopes that as a synthesis of recent research by Russian and Western scholars and as an attempt to question some familiar interpretations it will have something of interest to say to his academic colleagues In this Smith s hope is entirely justified because his book not only provides a useful introduction to the subject but raises important questions of how the revolutionary period in Russia should be interpreted Commenting in the English Historical Review on the scholarly but accessible writing George Gilbert states The centenary of the Russian Revolution has perhaps rather inevitably invited a wave of new books on the subject some of them containing much novel material for those engaged at the cutting edge of historical research with others aimed at a more general readership S A Smith s contribution to the debate bridges a divide between specialist academic monographs and studies of the Revolution designed to engage a wide audience with the book primarily written for the reader coming new to the subject Academic reviews Fedyashin Anton 2017 S A Smith Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 to 1928 European History Quarterly 47 4 787 789 doi 10 1177 0265691417729639as S2CID 148995760 Retrieved 18 January 2021 Gilbert George 31 December 2018 Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 1928 by S A Smith The English Historical Review 133 565 1642 1643 doi 10 1093 ehr cey312 Retrieved 18 January 2021 Legvold Robert 2017 Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 to 1928 by S A Smith Review by Daniel Orlovsky Foreign Affairs 96 5 187 188 JSTOR 44821910 Orlovsky Daniel 2017 Book Review Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 to 1928 by S A Smith Slavic Review 76 3 763 771 doi 10 1017 slr 2017 184 JSTOR 26565182 Read Christopher 3 July 2017 Historically Inevitable Turning Points of the Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 1928 The Russian Revolution 1905 22 Revolutionary Russia 30 2 268 272 doi 10 1080 09546545 2017 1384141 S2CID 149263802 Retrieved 18 January 2021 Sumpf Alexandre 2018 Book Review Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 to 1928 Cahiers du Monde russe 59 4 631 635 doi 10 4000 monderusse 10687 JSTOR 26934366 S2CID 182446891 White James D 2019 Book Review Russia in Revolution The Slavonic and East European Review 97 2 371 372 doi 10 5699 slaveasteurorev2 97 2 0371 JSTOR 10 5699 slaveasteurorev2 97 2 0371 Release informationHardcover 2017 First Edition Oxford University Press 448pp ISBN 978 0198734826 Paperback 2018 First Edition Oxford University Press 480pp ISBN 978 0198734833 Audiobook 2018 narrated by Derek Perkins Audible Studios 16 hours and 17 minutes Similar or related worksA People s Tragedy by Orlando Figes 1997 Russia in Flames War Revolution Civil War 1914 1921 by Laura Engelstein 2017 The Russian Revolution A New History by Sean McMeekin 2017 About the authorStephen Anthony Smith FBA FRHistS born 1952 is a British historian and academic Since 2012 he has been Professor of History at the University of Oxford and a senior research fellow at All Souls College Oxford Smith was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1995 and a Fellow of the British Academy the United Kingdom s national academy in 2014 See alsoBibliography of the Russian Revolution and Civil War Eastern Front World War I Soviet grain procurement crisis of 1928 Russia in Flames War Revolution Civil War 1914 1921 Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 to 1928 The Russian Revolution A New History A People s Tragedy The Russian Revolution 1891 1924ReferencesNotes From Russia in Revolution pp 2 Citations Gilbert George 31 December 2018 Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 1928 by S A Smith The English Historical Review 133 565 1642 1643 doi 10 1093 ehr cey312 Retrieved 18 January 2021 Orlovsky Daniel 2017 Book Review Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 to 1928 by S A Smith Slavic Review 76 3 763 771 doi 10 1017 slr 2017 184 JSTOR 26565182 Read Christopher 3 July 2017 Historically Inevitable The Russian Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 1928 Revolutionary Russia 30 2 268 272 doi 10 1080 09546545 2017 1384141 S2CID 149263802 Retrieved 18 January 2021 White James D 2019 Book Review Russia in Revolution The Slavonic and East European Review 97 2 371 372 doi 10 5699 slaveasteurorev2 97 2 0371 JSTOR 10 5699 slaveasteurorev2 97 2 0371 Smith Prof Stephen Anthony Who s Who online ed Oxford University Press December 2018 Retrieved 28 August 2019 Professor Stephen Smith FBA British Academy Retrieved 28 August 2019 External links Official site Russia in Revolution by S A Smith Oxford University Press Souvlis George 3 July 2018 Interview with S A Smith Revolutionary Russia 31 2 208 225 doi 10 1080 09546545 2018 1536413 S2CID 149527861 Retrieved 18 January 2021