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Using documents gleaned from British, American, French and Italian
archives, this text sensationally reveals that Aleister Crowley
participated in plots to sink the Lusitania, overthrow the
government of Spain, thwart Irish and Indian nationalist
conspiracies, and beckon the 1941 flight of Rudolf Hess to
Scotland.
Wall Street and the Russian Revolution will give readers critical
insight into what might be called the “Secret History of the 20th
century.” The Russian Revolution, like the war in which it was
born, represents the real beginning of the modern world. The
book will look not just at the sweep of events, but probe the
economic, ideological and personal motivations of the key figures
involved, revealing heretofore unknown or misunderstood
connections. Was Trotsky, for instance, a political genius, an
unprincipled egomaniac, or something of each? Readers should
come away with not only a far deeper understanding of what happened
in Russia a century ago, but also what happened in America and how
that still shapes the relations of the two countries today.
Documents from Modern Russia features uniquely contemporary
readings that help shape students' understanding of Russia's
history in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. While political and
foreign history are still covered, the readings focus on large
social and economic shifts, as well as the ways culture shapes and
moderates Russians' experiences of their world. Throughout,
readings are complemented by thoughtful annotations that provide
context and support greater student understanding. Each chapter
represents a multifaceted moment in time when cultural, political,
economic, and military events were all taking place simultaneously
and impacted each other. Beginning in 1855 and progressing
chronologically, the chapters cover: the great reforms, imperial
expansion, and tsarism under attack; autocracy and the Russian
empire; the disintegration of the imperial regime; the Russian
revolution and the making of Soviet Russia; Stalin's rise to power;
Soviet foreign policy; the USSR in the Great Patriotic War, the
Cold War, and reconstruction; the Brezhnev doctrine; the Soviet
collapse; and post-Soviet Russia. Featuring timely and accessible
content, Documents from Modern Russia is an ideal resource for
courses with focus in Russian history, politics, culture,
economics, and foreign policy.
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