{"product_id":"before-stalinism-the-rise-and-fall-of-soviet-democracy-paperback","title":"Before Stalinism: The Rise and Fall of Soviet Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamuel Farber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore Stalinism\u003c\/b\u003e is a historical study of democratic life and institutions and their decline in the early years of the Russian Revolution. While attempting to synthesize a wealth of available historical material, the author assesses the extent to which the disappearance of Soviet democracy was due to objective circumstances, for example the impact of the Civil War, and the extent to which it was the result of Bolshevik politics and ideology. The author shows how there were, contrary to later Stalinist and Cold War mythologies, significant disputes within the pre-Stalinist Bolshevik camp about the preservation of the substantial democratic elements of the October upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Farber\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Brooklyn College, New York. Born and raised in Marianao, Cuba, he is the author of several works, including \u003ci\u003eRevolution and Reaction in Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of the Cuban Revolution Reconsidered\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCuba Since the Revolution of 1959\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Che Guevara\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759232385312,"sku":"9780860915300","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f2435ac01a1c35d681826c2180f8921d.webp?v=1780146271","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/before-stalinism-the-rise-and-fall-of-soviet-democracy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}