The October Revolution

History

Medvedev, Roy.

Russia

Columbia

Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 158 pages; Physical desc. : 158 p. ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Translation of: Intervista sul dissenso in URSS. Subject: Medvedev, Roy Aleksandrovich, 1925- Dissenters - Soviet Union - History. Dissenters - Russia. Soviet Union - Politics and government - 1953-1985. Soviet Union - society - dissent - to 1979 - political aspects.

on soviet dissent

Columbia University

Let History Judge: the Origin and Consequences of Stalinism

Europe

Columbia University Press

An examination of the Soviet dissident movement traces the course of the democratic movement from Khrushchev's revelations about the crimes of Stalin through the 1970s.

On Soviet Dissent

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Let History Judge: The Origins and Consequences of Stalinism

Roy Medvedev, one of the world's best-known Russian scholars and a former consultant to both Gorbachev and Yeltsin analyzes the main events that have transpired in the Russian federation since late August 1991. He looks at the plans that were meant to restructure a society in crisis but―for reasons both complex and obvious―were destined to fail. From the drastic liberalization of prices and "shock therapy" to the privatization of state owned property and Yeltsin's resignation and replacement by Vladimir Putin, this is an intricately fascinating saga of good intentions, philosophical warfare, and catastrophic miscalculations. Among the many compelling facts detailed here are Yeltsin's utter surprise―and lack of preparation―at the failed coup against Gorbachev in 1991, when power fell virtually into his lap; his failure to heed the warnings of learned advisers like Yuri Yaremenko, who knew that Western economics could not be applied to Russia; and Yeltsin's dramatic (and unprecedented) decree in 1992 allowing anyone to sell or buy anything they wished. In a sweeping conclusion covering the critical events of 1998 and 1999 as well as a detailed analysis of the 1995 and 1996 elections, Medvedev lays forth an exhaustive survey of recent political shifts, attitudes, statistics, and trends. From birth and death rates on the farm and in the city through a number of highly charged campaigns and elections to the new goal of the Communist Youth League (to become millionaires), this is a breathtakingly detailed survey of an unforgettable chapter in Russia's history.

Post-Soviet Russia

Business & Money

Economics

Medvedev Samizdat Pr

W. W. Norton & Co., Ltd.

Gorbachev's "Perestroika" was the official vision of the USSR's future. Roy Medvedev provides an alternative picture of what is happening inside the Soviet Union. Medvedev examines the means employed by the Soviet regime to maintain its grip on power since the death of Stalin, and asks to what extent Gorbachev differs from his predecessors.

TIME OF CHANGE

Pantheon

Vintage

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