1917 and the revisionists. (Sovietologists)
From: The National Interest
|
Date: 3/22/1993
|
Author: Pipes, Richard
The rise of revisionist theoreticians among the ranks of Sovietologists had resulted in the inability of this branch of the social sciences to predict the collapse of communism in the former USSR. Revisionists base their theories on the popular concepts espoused by Bolshevik activists at the time of the Russian revolution in 1917. The collapse of communism had led to the discreditation of this school of thought.
IN THE 1970s and 1980s self-proclaimed "revisionists" in the field of Soviet ...
COPYRIGHT 1993 The National Affairs, Inc.
This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.
For permission to reuse this article, contact Copyright Clearance Center.