{"product_id":"the-formation-of-the-soviet-union-communism-and-nationalism-1917-1923-revised-edition-paperback","title":"The Formation of the Soviet Union: Communism and Nationalism, 1917-1923, Revised Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Pipes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the history of the disintegration of the Russian Empire, and the emergence, on its ruins, of a multinational Communist state. In this revealing account, Richard Pipes tells how the Communists exploited the new nationalism of the peoples of the Ukraine, Belorussia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Volga-Ural area--first to seize power and then to expand into the borderlands. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Formation of the Soviet Union\u003c\/i\u003e acquires special relevance in the post-Soviet era, when the ethnic groups described in the book once again reclaimed their independence, this time apparently for good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a 1996 Preface to the Revised Edition, Pipes suggests how material recently released from the Russian archives might supplement his account.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is the history of the disintegration of the Russian Empire, and the emergence, on its ruins, of a multinational Communist state. In this revealing account, Richard Pipes tells how the Communists exploited the new nationalism of the peoples of the Ukraine, Belorussia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Volga-Ural area - first to seize power and then to expand into the borderlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 9.25 x 6.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132517191815,"sku":"9780674309517","price":93.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e02045009e6c6bf0276a0c3e82a41107.webp?v=1732627017","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-formation-of-the-soviet-union-communism-and-nationalism-1917-1923-revised-edition-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}