Family Networks and the Russian Revolutionary Movement, 1870-1940 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book explores the role played by families in the Russian revolutionary movement and the first decades of the Soviet regime. While revolutionaries were expected to sever all family ties or at the very least put political concerns before personal ones, in practice this was rarely achieved. In the underground, revolutionaries of all stripes, from populists to social-democrats, relied on siblings, spouses, children and parents to help them conduct party tasks, with the appearance of domesticity regularly thwarting police interference. Family networks were also vital when the worst happened and revolutionaries were imprisoned or exiled. After the revolution, these family networks continued to function in the building of the new Soviet regime and amongst the socialist opponents who tried to resist the Bolsheviks. As the Party persecuted its socialist enemies and eventually turned on threats perceived within its ranks, it deliberately included the spouses and relatives of its opponents in an attempt to destroy family networks for good.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Katy Turton
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	261
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-39307-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General Books > History > History of other lands Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-230-39307-1
Barcode:	9780230393073

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