Title Life and death in revolutionary Ukraine : living conditions, violence, and demographic catastrophe, 1917-1923 / Stephen Velychenko

Published Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (314 pages) : illustrations Contents Under the Tsars -- Living Conditions Under Ukrainian Governments -- Living Conditions Under the Bolsheviks -- Violence Against Civilians: The Russian Bolshevik Government -- Violence Against Civilians: Ukrainian and Polish Governments Summary "Between 1917 and 1923, Ukraine experienced an anti-colonial war for national liberation, foreign invasion, socialist revolution, and civil war simultaneously, resulting in almost unimaginable civilian casualties. In The Life and Death of Revolutionary Ukraine Stephen Velychenko surveys the plight of civilians, details the socio-economic background to the political events that unfolded during this time, and documents the country's demographic losses. Focusing specifically on two causes of civilian death, deliberate killing and appalling living conditions, Velychenko outlines prewar improvements in living conditions and describes their decline after 1917. He examines governmental culpability in civilian death and notes that while ideologies and the inability of leaders to control subordinates were undeniably a cause of violence, there were other factors at play. Velychenko exploits previously unused archival sources to create a picture of the social conditions leading up to and during this catastrophic period, combining this data with stories and reports from memoirs of the period. Readers familiar with the explosion of violence against Jews at this time will find here a compelling framework for understanding the context of that violence."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 29, 2021) Subject Violence -- Ukraine -- History -- 20th century HISTORY / Europe / Eastern Atrocities Politics and government Social conditions Violence SUBJECT Ukraine -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Atrocities Ukraine -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Health aspects Ukraine -- Social conditions -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139375 Ukraine -- Politics and government -- 1917-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139370 Subject Ukraine Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780228010302 0228010306 9780228010296 0228010292

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