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Crime and Punishment in the Russian Revolution - Mob Justice and Police in Petrograd (Hardcover) Loot Price: R919
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Crime and Punishment in the Russian Revolution - Mob Justice and Police in Petrograd (Hardcover): Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

Crime and Punishment in the Russian Revolution - Mob Justice and Police in Petrograd (Hardcover)

Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

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Russians from all walks of life poured into the streets of the imperial capital after the February Revolution of 1917, joyously celebrating the end of Tsar Nicholas II's monarchy. One year later, with Lenin's Bolsheviks now in power, Petrograd's deserted streets presented a very different scene. No celebrations marked the Revolution's anniversary. Amid widespread civil strife and lawlessness, a fearful citizenry stayed out of sight. In Crime and Punishment in the Russian Revolution, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa offers a new perspective on Russia's revolutionary year through the lens of violent crime and its devastating effect on ordinary people. When the Provisional Government assumed power after Nicholas II's abdication, it set about instituting liberal reforms, including eliminating the tsar's regular police. But dissolving this much-hated yet efficient police force and replacing it with a new municipal police led rapidly to the breakdown of order and services. Amid the chaos, crime flourished. Gangs of criminals, deserters, and hooligans brazenly roamed the streets. Mass prison escapes became common. And vigilantism spread widely as ordinary citizens felt compelled to take the law into their own hands, often meting out mob justice on suspected wrongdoers. The Bolsheviks swept into power in the October Revolution but had no practical plans to reestablish order. As crime continued to escalate and violent alcohol riots almost drowned the revolutionary regime, they redefined it as "counterrevolutionary activity," to be dealt with by the secret police, whose harshly repressive, extralegal means of enforcement helped pave the way for a Communist dictatorship.

General

Imprint: The Belknap Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 2017
Authors: Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-97206-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN: 0-674-97206-6
Barcode: 9780674972063

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