Includes bibliographical references (p. [415]-461) and index.
Contents
Marxism and the crisis of Russian messianism -- The effects of revolution and civil war -- Soviet nationality policy and the Russians -- Two Russias collide -- Projecting a new Russia -- The Great Fatherland War -- The sweet and bitter fruits of victory -- The relaunch of utopia -- The rediscovery of Russia -- The return of politics -- An unanticipated creation: the Russian Federation.
Summary
Hosking analyzes how the Soviet state molded Russian identity; the dislocations resulting from collectivization and industrialization; the relationship between ethnic Russians and other Soviet peoples; the effects of World War II on ideas of homeland and patriotism; and leadership and the cult of personality.--From publisher description.
