Soviet Nationalities Policy And Bourgeois Historians: The Formation Of The Soviet Multinational State (1917-1922) In Contemporary American Historiography
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Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
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At the crossroads of ideology and scholarship, I. Zenushkina's Soviet Nationalities Policy and Bourgeois Historians presents a rigorous Soviet critique of American academic interpretations of one of the most transformative periods in modern history — the formation of the Soviet multinational state between 1917 and 1922. The work systematically dissects the arguments advanced by Western, particularly American, historians regarding Lenin's nationalities policy, arguing that bourgeois historiography fundamentally distorts the revolutionary process through the lens of Cold War ideological bias. Zenushkina chronicles how the consolidation of the USSR's diverse peoples was framed, and frequently misframed, by academics operating within capitalist intellectual traditions. Beyond its polemical thrust, this work stands as a fascinating artefact of Soviet scholarly discourse — a window into how Moscow sought to contest the global narrative war over its own origins. Published by Progress Publishers, the USSR's principal foreign-language imprint, the text was clearly designed to reach and challenge international academic audiences. For historians of the Soviet Union, Cold War intellectual history, or the politics of historiography itself, Zenushkina's analysis raises questions that remain provocative: who controls the story of a revolution, and what does the very act of contestation reveal about the contest itself?
Author: I. Zenushkina
Format: Hardback
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the crossroads of ideology and scholarship, I. Zenushkina's Soviet Nationalities Policy and Bourgeois Historians presents a rigorous Soviet critique of American academic interpretations of one of the most transformative periods in modern history — the formation of the Soviet multinational state between 1917 and 1922. The work systematically dissects the arguments advanced by Western, particularly American, historians regarding Lenin's nationalities policy, arguing that bourgeois historiography fundamentally distorts the revolutionary process through the lens of Cold War ideological bias. Zenushkina chronicles how the consolidation of the USSR's diverse peoples was framed, and frequently misframed, by academics operating within capitalist intellectual traditions. Beyond its polemical thrust, this work stands as a fascinating artefact of Soviet scholarly discourse — a window into how Moscow sought to contest the global narrative war over its own origins. Published by Progress Publishers, the USSR's principal foreign-language imprint, the text was clearly designed to reach and challenge international academic audiences. For historians of the Soviet Union, Cold War intellectual history, or the politics of historiography itself, Zenushkina's analysis raises questions that remain provocative: who controls the story of a revolution, and what does the very act of contestation reveal about the contest itself?