Peasants, Power, and Place: Revolution in the Villages of Kharkiv Province, 1914-1921

Peasants, Power, and Place is the first English—language book to focus on Ukrainian—speaking peasants during the revolutionary period from 1914 to 1921. In contrast to the many studies written from the perspectives of the Ukrainian national movement’s leaders or the Bolsheviks or urban workers, this book portrays this period of war, revolution, and civil war from the viewpoints of the villagers—the overwhelming majority of the population of what became Ukraine. Utilizing previously unavaila...