The Great Urals

by James R. Harris

Book Overview

Political histories of the Soviet Union have portrayed a powerful Kremlin leadership whose will was passively implemented by regional Party officials and institutions. Drawing on his research in recently opened archives in Moscow and the Urals--a vast territory that is a vital center of the Russian mining and metallurgy industries--James R. Harris overturns this view. He argues here that the regions have for centuries had strong identities and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801434785
• ISBN13: 9780801434785
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 4.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher