{"product_id":"the-formation-of-the-soviet-richard-pipes-9780674309517","title":"The Formation of the Soviet Union: Communism and Nationalism, 1917-1923, Revised Edition","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Pipes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674309510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674309517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.09w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/1997 pg. 24","brand":"Richard Pipes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987352289535,"sku":"9780674309517","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e4760e3-c8ad-47de-b14e-307c97283066.jpg?v=1683288475","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-formation-of-the-soviet-richard-pipes-9780674309517","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}