{"product_id":"2026200007696-secondhand-the-russian-tradition","title":"The Russian Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sweeping work of political history and intellectual analysis, The Russian Tradition argues that the roots of Soviet totalitarianism lie not in the Bolshevik Revolution alone, but deep within centuries of Russian political culture, autocracy, and thought. Tibor Szamuely traces the unbroken thread of despotism from the Muscovite tsars through the intelligentsia's revolutionary fervor, illustrating how a distinct Russian political tradition made the brutalities of the twentieth century not an aberration, but an almost inevitable culmination. Written with the passionate conviction of a scholar who lived through the realities of Soviet rule, the prose carries both rigorous academic authority and a compelling urgency that sets it apart from detached Western analyses. Szamuely presents the ideas of key thinkers, revolutionaries, and rulers as interconnected forces that shaped a civilization uniquely resistant to liberal democracy. Published posthumously in 1974, this landmark study remains one of the most penetrating and provocative accounts of the forces that forged modern Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887875895515,"sku":"2026200007696-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ddc355aa-b34e-44cc-9d8e-532af286d055.png?v=1781747415","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007696-secondhand-the-russian-tradition","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}