Russia in the Making

by John Lawrence

Overview

In Russia in the Making (originally published in 1957), John Lawrence presents the long and complicated history of Russia as a living and intelligible whole from the very beginning. Based on a wide knowledge of Russian history and a considerable experience of Soviet ways, his book provides an admirable starting point for wider reading. The author gives a clear outline which demonstrates how authoritarianism is in the tradition of Russian history. Full value is given to the immense changes brought about by the revolution, and the book ends with an analysis of the changes in social structure that forced Stalin’s work into another mould.

This book demands no previous knowledge of its subject. The author has used his knowledge of Soviet ways to produce from a complicated and confusing record a most readable and easily digestible narrative.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781041064640
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/01/2025
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Lawrence was a British diplomat and writer. He lived in Russia as British Press Attaché for more than three years during the war. Among other things, he was the editor of British Ally, an uncensored weekly newspaper in Russian which circulated freely all over the Soviet Union. He was also the editor of The Christian News Letter.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Forest and Steppe  1. In the Beginning  2. The Age of Kiev  3. The Resurgence of the Steppe  4. Roots of the Polish Problem  5. The Cities of the West  Comparative Dates  Part 2: The Age of Moscow  6. The Rise of Moscow  7. The First Age of Moscow  8. Ivan the Terrible  9. The Time of Troubles  10. The Last Age of Muscovy  11. The Two Nations  Comparative Dates  Part 3: The Age of St. Petersburg  12. Peter the Great and the Foundations of Modern Russia  13. The Eighteenth Century  14. Foundations of the Nineteenth Century  15. Shades of the Prison House  16. The Beginning of Modern Russia  17. The First Age of Industrialism  18. The Foundations Crack  Comparative Dates  Part 4: The Soviet Age  19. The Time of the Breaking of Nations  20. A New Time of Troubles  21. A Breathing Space  22. Stalin’s Revolution  23. War and the Cold War  24. Russia on the Move  Comparative Dates