Soviet Dissent in Historical Perspective

by Marshall S. Shatz

Book Overview

This book places the dissent movement in the Soviet Union within the framework of modern Russian history. Professor Shatz outlines the historical and geographical conditions that led to a pattern of autocratic rule in Russia, and traces the sources of dissent in both tsarist and Soviet Russia. Professor Shatz examines the relationship between the Russian state and the educated classes from Peter the Great to the time of the book's first publication...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521100992
• ISBN13: 9780521100991
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"