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Lenin and the making of the soviet state : a brief history with documents
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ISBN: 0312412665 Year: 2006 Publisher: New York, NY : Bedford/St. Martins,

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Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870& 1924) led the first successful revolt against market-based liberal democracy and founded the Soviet state in 1917, serving as the new nation's chief architect and sole ruler for the next five years. He created an innovative political, economic, social, and cultural system that in its heyday would challenge the military, technological, and cultural might of the United States. This collection of primary sources allows readers to learn about Lenin through his own words and explores the complicated relationship between Lenin's actions and his ideology. Jeffrey Brooks and Georgiy Chernyavskiy have translated newly available documents that make it possible to provide a more accurate portrait of this ruthless strategist. Document headnotes, a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography offer additional pedagogical support and encourage students to analyze the actions and beliefs of a man who transformed world history and whose legacy continues to affect social and political movements throughout the world.

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历史的真言: 毛泽东和他的卫士长.
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ISBN: 7501174997 Year: 2006 Publisher: 北京 新华出版社

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Julius Caesar : a life
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ISBN: 0415411211 9780415364157 0415364159 9780415411219 9780203015346 0203015347 9781134220281 9781134220328 9781134220335 Year: 2006 Publisher: London ; New York Routledge

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La fille de Staline
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ISBN: 9782841877683 284187768X Year: 2006 Publisher: [Paris]: L'archipel,

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Stalin : revolutionary in an era of war
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ISBN: 9780333711217 0333711211 Year: 2006 Volume: *19 Publisher: Houndmills ; New York Palgrave Macmillan

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Stalin's massive impact on Soviet history is often explained in terms of his inherent evil, personality defects, and power lust. This volume argues that Stalin's thoughts and actions are best contextualized in the inter-relationship between war and revolution in the first half of the twentieth century. Kevin McDermott incorporates recently declassified materials from the former Soviet Party archives and provides a critical review of western and Russian historiography.

Oliver Cromwell
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ISBN: 0415319226 0415319218 Year: 2006 Volume: *7 Publisher: Oxford ; New York Routledge

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In this concise, accessible new biography, Martyn Bennett examines the life of Oliver Cromwell - one of the most controversial figures in world history. Elected to Parliament in 1640 Cromwell played a major role in challenging the excessive powers of Charles I. As Lieutenant General, his military campaigns were crucial to victory during the Civil War and he was instrumental in the trial and execution of the King. As Lord Protector of the Commonwealth he remains the only non-royal head of state in British history. His rule was characterized by unprecedented religious freedoms and is seen as laying the foundations for the modern British constitution. However, Cromwell's legacy in Ireland as a war criminal, and in Scotland as a military dictator has greatly problematic his reputation. Further, in a nation obsessed with heritage, that places emphasis on a seemingly smooth monarchical progression, Cromwell's government is seen as an anomaly and the concept of 'republic' difficult to assimilate into British historical traditions. Bennett challenges these long-held perceptions of Cromwell, arguing that he needs to be placed at the core of early Modern British and Irish history. Charting his early career, the origins of his political and religious thought and the development of his notions of governance that influenced him as Lord Protector, Bennett contests the post-Restoration vilification of Cromwell to examine how his influence has shaped notions of citizenship, identity and governance and informed the role of religion in the state throughout the history of the British Isles.


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Mao : The Unknown Story
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ISBN: 0099461552 Year: 2006 Publisher: London : Vintage,

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Plemi͡annit͡sa Stalina
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ISBN: 9785969703117 5969703117 Year: 2006 Publisher: Moskva : Vagrius,

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Benito Mussolini : the first fascist.
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ISBN: 0321095871 Year: 2006 Publisher: New York Pearson Longman

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The international law of responsibility for economic crimes : holding state officials individually liable for acts of fraudulent enrichment.
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ISBN: 0754647579 9780754647577 9781315556635 9781317027201 9781317027218 Year: 2006 Volume: 2 Publisher: Aldershot Ashgate

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