Cover -- Contents -- 1. Russia in the Global System: History or Geography? -- 2. The Czarist Empire versus the Colonial Empires -- 3. Thirty Years of Critique of the Soviet System (1960-1990) -- 4. Lenin and Stalin: Facing the Challenge of the Century -- 5. Out of the Tunnel? -- 6. The Ukrainian Crisis and the Return of Fascism in Contemporary Capitalism -- Assessment and Perspectives -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Summary
"Out of early twentieth-century Russia came the world's first significant effort to build a modern revolutionary society. According to Marxist economist Samir Amin, the great upheaval that once produced the Soviet Union has also produced a movement away from capitalism--a long transition that continues even today. In seven concise, provocative chapters, Amin deftly examines the trajectory of Russian capitalism, the Bolshevik Revolution, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the possible future of Russia--and, by extension, the future of socialism itself"--Provided by publisher
