In 1920 a special section of the secretariatuchraspred, the account and assignment sectionwas established to control the mobilization. In this collection of essays, scholars from the united states. To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our cookie policy. Merle fainsod may 2, 1907 february 11, 1972 was an american political scientist best known for his work on public administration and as a scholar of the soviet union. Merle fainsod wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas.
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content invented offlees p. In how russia is ruled, professor merle fainsod of harvard universitys. Merle fainsod, how russia is ruled, revised edition, russian research center studies, no. An understudy of fainsods, hough, took over later and produced a much more prosoviet approach, changing the title to how russia is governed, way too nonjudgmental and sympathetic, to the point of ignoring large bodies of fact. It seems a little odd to a british audience that a textbook written in 1953 on. In his important work how russia is ruled cambridge mass. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. It is often viewed as one of the more inefficient sectors of the economy of the soviet union. Go to the editions section to read or download ebooks. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The state remains as important to russia s prospects as ever. Russian historys mission is the publication of original articles on the history of russia from different perspectives. His books smolensk under soviet rule, based on documents captured by the german army during world war ii, and how russia is ruled.
Merle fainsod, how russia is ruled cambridge, ma, 1963. In rare instances, a publisher has elected to have a zero moving wall, so their current issues are available. The speeches and writings of soviet economic advisers, administrators and policymakers such as. Merle fainsod estimated that, in 1952, collective farm earnings were only one fourth of the cash income from private plots on soviet collective farms. Agriculture in the soviet union was mostly collectivized, with some limited cultivation of private plots. Introduction in the fi rst years after the collapse of the soviet union in 1991 it appeared that the new russia would be so different in all possible aspects from the old regime that the comparison between it and the soviet past would be monotonously uniform, as happens in the case of the comparison of the life of a slave before. The moving wall represents the time period between the last issue available in jstor and the most recently published issue of a journal. How russia is ruled merle fainsod harvard university press. Merle fainsod lahir 2 mei 1907 meninggal 11 februari 1972 pada umur 64 tahun adalah seorang ilmuwan politik asal amerika yang dikenal atas karyanya pada administrasi publik dan cendekiawan uni soviet. The orthdox church in russia, by this constitution, had in fact lost its position as a state church. Merle fainsod is the author of how russia is ruled 3.
Smolensk under soviet rule pdf his books smolensk under soviet rule, based on documents captured by the german army during world war ii, and how russia is ruled also. Public participation in soviet environmental policy core. Cambridge, ma, 1963, may be compared with jerry houghs extensively revised and enlarged version of that work, jerry hough and merle fainsod, how the soviet union is governed cambridge, ma, 1979. Graduate seminar on the history and historiography of the. Merle fainsod may 2, 1907 february 11, 1972 was an american political scientist best. Some aspects of soviet education deep blue university of. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Robert tucker supplies the classic profile of stalin as. This is so not only because, as in any society, an effectively functioning state administration is necessary to the proper functioning of a complex economy and legal system, but also because, in russian circumstances, factors of economic geography tend to increase costs of production compared to the rest of the world. An understudy of fainsod s, hough, took over later and produced a much more prosoviet approach, changing the title to how russia is governed, way too nonjudgmental and sympathetic, to the point of ignoring large bodies of fact. Here, as in all other areas of state responsibility, such activities are supervised by the communist party which exerts, thereby, a profound influence on the working environment of soviet scientists. The ussr academy of sciences carries the principal responsibility for formulating and executing policy in fundamental research. Marked up up by einde ocallaghan for etol how russia is ruled by merle fainsod published by harvard university press.
How russia is ruled, revised edition foreign affairs. Prices in represent the retail prices valid in germany unless otherwise indicated. On the whole the book would be better without such editorial notes. Choosing a few books from the thousands produced over seven and a half decades is not easy, with one exception. S how russia is ruled spring 1955 marxists internet archive. Merle fainsod s preeminent study of soviet politics. Major examples of such works include hannah arendt, the origins of totalitarianism new york, 1951. This is the last version of this study with the proper title.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Over the years a host of texts appeared attempting more or less comprehensive descriptions of the soviet. Project muse smolensk under soviet rule fainsod encouraged other scholars of the soviet union to use an interdisciplinary area studies approach, and he helped to refocus scholars understanding of the soviet union. The 2,800 titles in the editions program can be purchased individually as pdf ebooks or as hardcover reprint. In many cases, the immediate effect of collectivization was to reduce output and cut the number of livestock in half. In the how russia is ruled, fainsod carefully described and analyzed both the theory and. In fact, despotism has even been held aloft by some as an ideal for. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Fainsod s descrip tion of the communist party organiza tion and the management of the coun trys social and economic life is now being updated by duke political scien tist jerry f. The 2,800 titles in the editions program can be purchased individually as pdf ebooks or as hardcover reprint printondemand editions via the available. They are also available to institutions in ten separate subjectarea packages that reflect the entire spectrum of the presss catalog.
Merle fainsods preeminent study of soviet politics. In the 1950s, fainsod focused on the soviet union with his landmark works how russia is ruled 1953 and smolensk under soviet rule 1958 using smolensk archive. Prices in gbp apply to orders placed in great britain only. University of michigan law school university of michigan law. How russia is ruled by merle fainsod published by harvard university press. The standing of how russia is ruled, however, remained so high, and it continued to be used so widely in college courses, that harvard university press decided to proceed with a second revision anyway. The task was entrusted to one of fainsods students, jerry f. But others, such as merle fainsod in how rus sia is ruled harvard, 1963 and robert con quest in the harvest of sorrow oxford, 1986, point out that lenin, in fact, introduced. Harvard university press, revised edition, 1963, 684 pp. Merle fainsods how russia is ruled was updated after his death under the title how the siviet union is governed. In the past, a passing interest on the part of those best able to evalu.