Introduction: Experiencing the Russian Revolution
PART I: Documents and Stories
1: Springtime of Freedom: Walking the Past
PART II: Histories
2: Revolution, Uncertainty, and War
3: 1917
4: Civil War
PART III: Places and People
5: Politics of the Street
6: Women and Revolution in the Village
7: Overcoming Empire
8: Utopians
Conclusion: An Unfinished Revolution
Bibliography
Mark D. Steinberg, a professor of history at the University of
Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, is the author of many books and
articles, including The Fall of the Romanovs: Political Dreams and
Personal Struggles in a Time of Revolution (1995), Voices of
Revolution, 1917 (2001), Proletarian Imagination: Self, Modernity,
and the Sacred in Russia, 1910-1925 (2002), Petersburg
Fin-de-Siecle (2011), and recent editions of the late
Nicholas Riasanovsky's A History of Russia. His research and
teaching interests include histories of cities, working-class
culture, emotions, violence, revolutions, and utopia.
Steinberg has in the past produced valuable work on the "voices" of
remarkable individuals, especially workers, in the revolutionary
process, and the new book builds on this ... There are few accounts
that so sharply bring to life a wide range of ethnic groups,
especially Ukrainians, Jews and the peoples of Central Asia.
Steinberg also examines the distinct experience of the peasantry
and offers vignettes on the travails and rebellions of
country-dwellers. The purpose is always to portray the entire
population as having been active in its own local revolutions.
*Robert Service, Times Literary Supplement*
Steinberg has offered an excellent introduction, vividly immersing
the reader into revolutionary Russia, while offering an excellent
overview of the state of research. The book closes with an
excellent bibliography, while Steinberg's chapter notes contain
advanced references, often including methodically relevant
literature on the nineteenth century as well as the Soviet Union.
The book as a whole, but especially the source-focused introduction
and the thematic essays, can be unreservedly recommended. It will
prove especially helpful both for undergraduate and graduate
students as well as for the interested lay reader.
*Daniel Schrader, H-Net*
draws in particular on contemporary journalism of the period, which
provides some fascinating insights into attitudes and experiences
of the revolution ... [he] provides some fascinating insight into
issues of nationality, religion and ethnic identity during the
revolutionary period. Steinberg also gives a very useful and
detailed bibliography of English language publications about the
Russian Revolution which forms a good guide to anyone wanting to
read further.
*James Eaden, International Socialism*
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