The Best Sons of the Fatherland
Workers in the Vanguard of Soviet Collectivization
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:27th Apr '89
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In this ground- breaking study, Lynne Viola - the first Western scholar to gain access to the Soviet state archives on collectivization - brilliantly excavates a lost chapter in the history of the Stalin revolution. This book affords an intimate look at the campaign of the `25,000ers', the industrial workers who were sent into the Soviet countryside to implement collectivization during the 1930s.
`This excellent monograph tells the story so well because the author, a young American historian, was able to gain access to Soviet governmental archives containing a wealth of first-hand material.' Foreign Affairs
`A scholarly, well-written account ... avoids moral judgments and does enlighten readers regarding the hopes, mentalities, and actions of some central historical actors.' Choice
ISBN: 9780195042627
Dimensions: 207mm x 138mm x 16mm
Weight: 341g
302 pages