Free Downloads The Rise And Fall Of Soviet Communism: A History Of 20th-Century Russia
From the Oval Office to the streets of Moscow, world leaders and ordinary citizens alike share interest and concerns about Russia. Can democracy survive there? What does the future hold for the once expansive and still powerful Russian nation? Is Soviet Communism truly dead? These are the kinds of questions diplomats struggle with every day. And now, through this series of 16 incisive lectures by an acclaimed scholar of Russian history, you can begin investigating them for yourself as you take a probing historical journey through the recent history and near future of a key world power. Whether your chief interest is Russian or world history, political theory, or international relations, you'll take away fresh knowledge and insight as Professor Hamburg examines the improbable origins of Communist rule in Russia, the ascent of the Red Star to its zenith, and its decline and apparent end in the wake of 1989's events. Using new material from previously sealed Soviet archives and covering recent controversial findings by both Russian and Western scholars, he begins with the failures of the czarist regime and the horrors of the First World War, then takes you through the bloody era of Josef Stalin's purges and beyond to Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika to offer you a thoroughgoing analysis of the Soviet experiment.
Audible Audio Edition
Listening Length: 12 hours and 13 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Original recording
Publisher: The Great Courses
Audible.com Release Date: July 8, 2013
Language: English
ASIN: B00DTO4FAA
Best Sellers Rank: #329 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > Ideologies & Doctrines > Communism & Socialism #36152 in Books > Audible Audiobooks
The professor gives an in depth account on the history of the Russian empire. By the end of the lectures you well be well versed on all aspects of Russian culture, political make up, and regional considerations; including being able to understand the Russian politik today. Have you ever wondered how such a vast empire, at the turn of the 20th century, could be the last insular and truly autocratic monarchy? What events led to the downfall of the Romanov dynasty and who were the major political players? Why would far reaching nations and peoples wish to remain under Russia's sphere of influence? Why do some want to leave Russian control? What motivated Lenin and who were his similar contemporaries, rivals, and enemies? What was the Soviet Union like immediately after the revolution and before World War 2? What led to Stalin taking control and how could it have ended differently? How did it all unravel by the end of the century and what is the political situation like today? Unlike some "Great Courses" that I've taken in the past, these lectures are very nuanced and deep (others are more like "survey" courses). If the history of Russia interests you I'd highly recommend these.
The course was interesting, but not analytical. The lecturer's delivery was flat and without affect.How can a discussion of the collapse of the Soviet Union not mention Star Wars or Reagan's "tear down this wall" speech?
The Rise and Fall of Soviet Communism: A History of 20th-Century Russia Making Modernism Soviet: The Russian Avant-Garde in the Early Soviet Era, 1918-1928 Soviet Ghosts: The Soviet Union Abandoned: A Communist Empire in Decay Russia ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Russia (Country ABCs) Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs from Communism to Al-Qaeda The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression Once upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs and the Greatest Wealth in History That's Not How We Do It Here!: A Story about How Organizations Rise and Fall--and Can Rise Again King of Capital: The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone In the Company of Rilke: Why a 20th-Century Visionary Poet Speaks So Eloquently to 21st-Century Readers Book of Extremes: Why the 21st Century Isn't Like the 20th Century The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards)) The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs_A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder Global Capitalism: Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century We Harvest Apples in Fall (21st Century Basic Skills Library: Let's Look at Fall) Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century Children's History of the 20th Century (DK Millennium) A People's History of the United States CD: Highlights from the 20th Century Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
