Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Marxism and the Crisis of Russian Messianism 10
6. 2 The Effects of Revolution and Civil War 36
7. 3 Soviet Nationality Policy and the Russians 70
8. 4 Two Russias Collide 90
9. 5 Projecting a New Russia 142
10. 6 The Great Fatherland War 189
11. 7 The Sweet and Bitter Fruits of Victory 224
12. 8 The Relaunch of Utopia 268
13. 9 The Rediscovery of Russia 304
14. 10 The Return of Politics 338
15. 11 An Unanticipated Creation: The Russian Federation 372
16. Conclusion 404
17. Appendix: Tables 411
18. Notes 415
19. Index 463