- Alexander Rabinowitch
Alexander Rabinowitch is an American historian,
professor emeritus ofIndiana University .Rabinowitch received his B.A. at
Knox College , 1956, M.A. atUniversity of Chicago , 1961 and Ph.D. atIndiana University , 1965.His main areas of expertise are
Russian history to 1917, the Russian Revolutions, theSoviet Union inWorld War II , andSoviet-American relations .His most well-known book, "The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd", was only the second history text by a Western author to be published in the Soviet Union. His work on the Russian Revolution stresses the diversity of opinion and grass-roots initiatives within the Bolshevik party, contrary to traditional interpretations focusing on the party's authoritarian nature.
He was visiting the Soviet Union during the August 1991 coup.
Books
*"Prelude to Revolution The Petrograd Bolsheviks and the July 1917 Uprising" by Alexander Rabinowitch and 6 Illustrations 1 Map (Hardcover - 1968)
*"The Soviet Union Since Stalin" by Stephen F. and Rabinowitch, Alexander and Sharlet, Robert Cohen (Paperback - 1980)
*" [http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=20938 Prelude to Revolution] " (A Midland Book, Mb 661) by Alexander Rabinowitch (Paperback - Aug 1, 1991)
*" [http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=21459 Russia in the Era of NEP] " (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and Eastern European Studies) by Sheila Fitzpatrick, Alexander Rabinowitch, and Richard Stites (Paperback - Sep 1, 1991)
*"Politics and society in Petrograd, 1917-1920: The bolsheviks, the lower classes, and Soviet power", Petrograd, February 1917 - July 1918 by Alexander Rabinowitch (Unknown Binding - 1993)
*"The Bolsheviks Come To Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd" by Alexander Rabinowitch (Hardcover - Jun 1, 2004)
*" [http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=44963 The Bolsheviks in Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd] " by Alexander Rabinowitch (Hardcover - Sep 30, 2007)
*" [http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=84783 The Bolsheviks in Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd] " by Alexander Rabinowitch (Paperback - July 17, 2008)External links
* [http://newsinfo.iu.edu/sb/page/normal/607.html Homepage at Indiana University]
* [http://newbooksinhistory.com/?p=97 Interview] with Rabinowitch on "New Books in History"
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