Praise following hard on the heels of armageddon averted, stephen kotkin has written a brilliantly original account of the fall of the soviet empire. The wholesale collectivization of some 120 million peasants necessitated levels of coercion that were extreme even for russia, and the resulting mass starvation elicited criticism inside the party. Kotkin does not dismiss the horrors of stalinism, but he does argue with the totalitarian interpretation kotikn it, since he shows the innumerable ways individuals escaped its totalizing grasp. Stephen kotkin is professor of european and asian history at princeton university, where he also directs the russianeurasian studies program. The soviet collapse, 19702000 2nd revised edition, stephen kotkin, featuring extensive revisions to the text as well as a new introduction and epiloguebringing the book completely up to date on the tumultuous. Combining historical and geopolitical analysis with an absorbing narrative, kotkin draws upon extensive research, including memoirs by dozens of insiders and senior figures, to illuminate the factors that led to the demise of communism and the ussr. The soviet collapse, 19702000 stephen kotkin download bok. Pdf armageddon averted download full pdf book download. He is also a research fellow at the hoover institution at stanford university. He is the author of nine books, including an acclaimed twovolume study of the rise and fall of soviet socialism.
Stephen kotkin is professor of european and asian history at. Whereas some books explain the soviet collapse and others address russias troubled effort to reinvent itself, these two books merge the subjects. Contrary to these suppositions, stephen kotkins armageddon averted, paints a picture of a behemoth, bureaucratic state resting atop a superannuated industrial infrastructure. The transformation of ideas in europe, 1789 1991, ed.
The soviet collapse, historian stephen kotkin demonstrates a profound knowledge of the political and economic structures and institutions that have shaped soviet and postsoviet history over the past several decades. Stephen kotkin princeton university history departmentwoodrow wilson school. Stephen mark kotkin born february 17, 1959 is an american historian, academic and author. Kotkins 1995 magnetic mountain introduced the concept of socialist modernity. Stephen kotkins armageddon averted is a good, concise history of the soviet collage from 19702000. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
Graduate seminar on the history and historiography of the. By any reckoning, the disintegration of the soviet union was one. Birkelund professor in history and international affairs at princeton university, where he has taught since 1989. His continued work with the concept in his 2001kritika article modern times and his 2001 armageddon averted marked crucial moments in the history of the discipline and have positioned the author as a pioneering and dominant voice. Birkelund 52 professor in history and international affairs at princeton university, where he is also codirector of the program in history and the practice of diplomacy and the director of the princeton institute for international and regional studies. Combining historical and geopolitical analysis with an absorbing narrative, stephen kotkin draws upon extensive research, including memoirs by dozens of insiders and senior figures, to illuminate the factors that led to the demise of communism and the ussr. Graduate seminar on the history and historiography of the soviet union prof. Armageddon averted the soviet collapse, 19702000 by stephen kotkin. The soviet collapse, 19702000 edition 2 available in paperback, nook book. In the cold war era that dominated the second half of the 20th century, nobody envisaged that the collapse of the soviet union would come from within, still less that it would happen meekly, without global conflagration.
Waiting for hitler, 19291941 is the story of how a political system forged an unparalleled personality and vice versa. Kotkin has two themes that he repeatedly touches on. Stephen kotkin princeton university history department. The soviet collapse find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Contrary to these suppositions, stephen kotkin s armageddon averted, paints a picture of a behemoth, bureaucratic state resting atop a superannuated industrial infrastructure. The soviet collapse, 19702000 by stephen kotkin in djvu, doc, rtf download ebook. Buy stephen kotkin ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Em 2001 publicou armageddon averted, uma breve historia da dissolucao da uniao sovietica.
In one of modern historys most miraculous occurrences, communism implodedand not with a bang, but with a whimper. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The soviet collapse since 1970 2 by kotkin, stephen isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The soviet collape 19702000, paints a picture of a behemoth, bureaucratic state resting atop a superannuated industrial infrastructure. Featuring extensive revisions to the text as well as a new introduction and epiloguebringing the book completely up to date on the tumultuous politics of the previous decade and the longterm implications of the soviet collapsethis compact, original, and engaging book offers the definitive account of one of the great historical events of the last fifty years. Yet he maintains that if the soviet elite had so chosen, they could have sustained it. Birkelund professor in history and international affairs at princeton university. The soviet collapse, 19702000 by stephen kotkin at indigo. Combining historical and geopolitical analysis with a riveting narrative, kotkin draws upon extensive research to illuminate the factors that led to the demise of communism and of the ussr. Combining historical and geopolitical analysis with. He traces large impersonal structural forces, such as the.
University of california pressfeb 27, history pages. Kotkin magnetic mountain pdf new pdf download service. Kotkin draws upon extensive research, including memoirs by dozens of insiders and senior figures, to illuminate the factors that led to the demise of communism and the ussr. Armageddon avertedvividly demonstrates the overriding.
Gross, drawing upon two decades of reflection, revisit this crash. Nationalism and the collapse of soviet communism princeton. Stephen kotkin 2001 argues that the idealism of gorbachevs political policies combined with unfortunate timing. This approach restricted the invisible hand of market forces and addicted the soviet population to government subsidies for inefficient and. Princeton university historian stephen kotkin takes up these salient questions in his concise, readable, and informative book armageddon averted. The soviet collapse, 19702000, stephen kotkin attributes the decline and fall of the soviet union to its search for stability through a centrally planned economy. Sep 06, 2001 stephen kotkin s armageddon averted is a good, concise history of the soviet collage from 19702000. Kotkins genius as an historian is to turn conventional wisdom on its head and force us to rethink completely a revolution we thought we understood merely because we lived. Kotkin takes us deep into poststalin soviet society and institutions, into the everyday hopes and secret political intrigues that affected 285 million people, before and after 1991. Armageddon averted paperback stephen kotkin oxford. Kotkin dismisses the oftcited explanations that emphasize increased u. Central european university press, 2002 the cultural gradient.
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Dec 23, 2008 featuring extensive revisions to the text as well as a new introduction and epiloguebringing the book completely up to date on the tumultuous politics of the previous decade and the longterm implications of the soviet collapsethis compact, original, and engaging book offers the definitive account of one of the great historical events of the last fifty years. He is also a fellow at the hoover institution at stanford university. Featuring extensive revisions to the text as well as a new introduction and epiloguebringing the book completely up to date on the tumultuous politics of the previous decade and the longterm implications of the. The soviet collapse 19702000 stephen kotkin oxford university press, uk, sep 6, 2001 communism 284 pages. Contrary to these suppositions, stephen kotkin s armageddon averted. Armageddon averted by stephen kotkin overdrive rakuten. He directs princetons institute for international and regional s. Armageddon averted the soviet collapse, 19702000 stephen kotkin 1. Now two of the foremost scholars of east european and soviet affairs, stephen kotkin and jan t. Yet he maintains that if the soviet elite had so chosen, they could have sustained it decades longer. Kotkin poses the larger questions of why the soviet union collapsed without massive violence and bloodshed, and why russias unsteady, unsavory slog toward democracy and markets confounded experts and advisers of all stripes. He conveys the high drama of a superpower falling apart while armed to the teeth with millions of loyal troops and tens of thousands of weapons of mass destruction. Request pdf on jan 1, 2002, robert legvold and others published armageddon averted. Almost everything on this subject up until now has been journalism.
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