Alexander Rabinowitch
Encyclopedia
Alexander Rabinowitch is an American historian, professor emeritus of Indiana University
.
Rabinowitch received his B.A. at Knox College, 1956, M.A. at University of Chicago
, 1961 and Ph.D. at Indiana University
, 1965.
His main areas of expertise are Russian history to 1917, the Russian Revolutions, the Soviet Union
in World War II
, and Soviet-American relations.
His best-known book, The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd, was only the second history text by a Western author to be published in the Soviet Union. His work on the Russian Revolution stresses the diversity of opinion and grass-roots initiatives within the Bolshevik party, contrary to traditional interpretations focusing on the party's authoritarian nature. In 2007, following decades of archival research and writing, Rabinowitch released, The Bolsheviks in Power:The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd which attempts to explain how the Bolshevik party "was quickly transformed into one of the most highly centralized, authoritarian, political organizations in modern history", how the independence of the soviets was destroyed so quickly and the "extreme rapidity" with which the grass-roots democratic ideals that animated the revolution were subverted.
He was visiting the Soviet Union during the August 1991 coup
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Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
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Rabinowitch received his B.A. at Knox College, 1956, M.A. at University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, 1961 and Ph.D. at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, 1965.
His main areas of expertise are Russian history to 1917, the Russian Revolutions, the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and Soviet-American relations.
His best-known book, The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd, was only the second history text by a Western author to be published in the Soviet Union. His work on the Russian Revolution stresses the diversity of opinion and grass-roots initiatives within the Bolshevik party, contrary to traditional interpretations focusing on the party's authoritarian nature. In 2007, following decades of archival research and writing, Rabinowitch released, The Bolsheviks in Power:The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd which attempts to explain how the Bolshevik party "was quickly transformed into one of the most highly centralized, authoritarian, political organizations in modern history", how the independence of the soviets was destroyed so quickly and the "extreme rapidity" with which the grass-roots democratic ideals that animated the revolution were subverted.
He was visiting the Soviet Union during the August 1991 coup
Soviet coup attempt of 1991
The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt , also known as the August Putsch or August Coup , was an attempt by a group of members of the Soviet Union's government to take control of the country from Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev...
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Books
- Prelude to Revolution The Petrograd Bolsheviks and the July 1917 Uprising by Alexander Rabinowitch and 6 Illustrations 1 Map (Hardcover - 1968)
- The Soviet Union Since Stalin by Stephen F. Cohen and Alexander Rabinowitch and Robert Sharlet (Paperback - 1980)
- Prelude to Revolution (A Midland Book, Mb 661) by Alexander Rabinowitch (Paperback - Aug 1, 1991)
- Russia in the Era of NEP (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and Eastern European Studies) by Sheila Fitzpatrick, Alexander Rabinowitch, and Richard Stites (Paperback - Sep 1, 1991)
- Politics and society in Petrograd, 1917-1920: The bolsheviks, the lower classes, and Soviet power, Petrograd, February 1917 - July 1918 by Alexander Rabinowitch (Unknown Binding - 1993)
- The Bolsheviks Come To Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd by Alexander Rabinowitch (Hardcover - Jun 1, 2004)
- The Bolsheviks in Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd by Alexander Rabinowitch (Hardcover - Sep 30, 2007)
- The Bolsheviks in Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd by Alexander Rabinowitch (Paperback - July 17, 2008)
External links
- Homepage at Indiana University
- Interview with Rabinowitch on "New Books in History"