Soviet Nationality Policy, Urban Growth, and Identity Change in the Ukrainian Ssr 1923 1934

by George O. Liber

Book Overview

In the early 1920s the Bolsheviks, who were overwhelmingly urban, proletarian, and Russian, believed that rapid industrialization would dissolve the non-Russian national identities and create a solid base of support for the new political order. By the end of the decade, however, the social changes initiated by rapid economic development strengthened national assertiveness. This book analyzes the precarious relationship between Soviet legitimacy-building...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521522439
• ISBN13: 9780521522434
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"