Pushkarev, Boris Sergeevich

Kommunisticheskii rezhim i narodnoe soprotivlenie v Rossii, 1917–1991 [The Communist Regime and Popular Resistance in Russia, 1917–1991]

Moscow: Posev, 1997. Item #1436

80 pages. 21 cm. Series: Bibliotechka rossievedeniia, vypusk no. 1. With light foxing and wear along the edges.

This concise and compelling historical essay by émigré historian Boris S. Pushkarev offers a sweeping reassessment of Soviet-era Russian history, focusing not on the consolidation of power by the Communist regime, but rather on the persistent and often under-recognized resistance it provoked among the Russian populace. Written in a clear, accessible style but grounded in rigorous scholarship, the work draws upon a wide array of previously restricted sources and research, providing a rare synthesis that reframes the years 1917 to 1991 as an era defined by tension, protest, and revolt beneath the surface of official Soviet triumphalism.

Published by Posev—a press historically affiliated with the anti-communist National Alliance of Russian Solidarists (NTS)—this is the inaugural issue in the Bibliotechka rossievedeniia series intended for both general readers and professional historians.

Price: $50.00