Revising the revolution : the unmaking of Russia's official history of 1917 /

The clash between scholarship and politics, between truth and propaganda-was ruthless for historians in Istpart, the Russian Communist Central Committee's official historical department. As part of the state publishing house, Istpart was tasked with preserving the documentary record, compiling...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Holmes, Larry E. (Larry Eugene), 1942- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Istpart, Otdel T︠S︡.K.R.K.P.(b.) po izuchenii︠u︡ istorii Okti︠a︡brʹskoĭ revoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii i R.K.P.(b.) > History. Istpart, Otdel T︠S︡K VKP(b) po izuchenii︠u︡ istorii Okti︠a︡brʹskoĭ revoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii i VKP(b) > History. Soviet Union > History > Revolution, 1917-1921 > Historiography. Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1917-1936 > Historiography.

Table of Contents:

Istpart's origins and mission
At the periphery
Multiple scripts for 1905 and 1917
Viatka's 1917 Revolution in the past and the present
Fractured finances
Moscow's embrace of the political
The passing of Istpart and professional civility
Methodology ex Cathedra: Stalin speaks and Istpart's legacy
Their fate.