{"product_id":"russiaussrrussia-moshe-lewin-9781565841239","title":"Russia\/Ussr\/Russia: The Drive and Drift of a Superstate","description":"\u003cp\u003eMoshe Lewin's major new book is an original and important work that clarifies the sweeping changes that transformed Russia in the twentieth century from a \u003ci\u003emuzhik \u003c\/i\u003ecountry to the urban power we read about today. As in his previous works, Moshe Lewin's extraordinary breadth of knowledge and sympathy allows him to deal with the \"grand narrative of cultural transformation\" that goes well beyond simple studies of urban growth or industrialization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Soviet Union, as Lewin reminds us, was a rural country well into the post-World War II era, becoming predominantly urban only in the mid-1960s. The fascinating story that emerges from this book is one of a country that is becoming increasingly more complex even as it retains a \"relatively primitive configuration of power.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Lewin goes on to show the historical roots of recent change. In the 1920s it was the government that was impatient to change, while society was transforming itself slowly. Recent years have seen a reversal of this situation, where a largely bureaucratic state simply lost its ability to govern a rapidly changing society. Professor Lewin's analysis lays bare the underlying causes behind the present chaos in the former Soviet Union, where a government that barely understands the new forces that have been so dramatically unleashed finds itself totally unable to control them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Moshe Lewin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1565841239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565841239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.51w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/1995 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/19\/1994 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/1994 pg. 1545","brand":"Moshe Lewin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065709900031,"sku":"9781565841239","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c885f4c-5b30-4b04-9563-49d11f27c616.jpg?v=1768676741","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/russiaussrrussia-moshe-lewin-9781565841239","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}