Author : A. Litvin
Release : 2001-10-10
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 897/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Writing History in Twentieth-Century Russia by : A. Litvin
Download or read book Writing History in Twentieth-Century Russia written by A. Litvin. This book was released on 2001-10-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating book Alter Litvin tells us what life was really like for professional Soviet historians from Lenin to Gorbachev, and assesses the efforts made since 1991 to create a more truthful picture of the turbulent Russian past. Passionate yet fair-minded, this is the first account of the subject to appear in English. Designed primarily for the general reader, it contains much fresh material of specialist interest and an ample up-to-date bibliography.