Lionel Kochan (1922–2005)

Author of The making of modern Russia

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About the Author

Lionel Kochan senior associate of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and a visiting fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1991-92)

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Works by Lionel Kochan

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The making of modern Russia (1962) 223 copies

Russia in Revolution (1967) 43 copies

The Jews in Soviet Russia since 1917 (1970) 31 copies

The Jew and His History: the Model of the Exile (1977) 10 copies

Beyond The Graven Image: A Jewish View (1997) 9 copies

The Russian Revolution (1970) 9 copies

The Struggle for Germany, 1914-1945 (1963) 7 copies

Pogrom (1959) 7 copies

The Making of Western Jewry, 1600-1819 (2004) 7 copies

Storia della Russia moderna dal 1500 a oggi (1992) 5 copies

Acton on History (1954) 4 copies

Lenin (Wayland history makers) (1974) 3 copies

Russia and the Weimar Republic (1978) 2 copies

The Jewish Renaissance and Some of Its Discontents (Sherman Studies of Judaism in Modern Times) (1992) 2 copies

Jews, idols, and messiahs : the challenge from history (1990) 1 copy

Rusia en revolución (1890-1918) 1 copy

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The Scapegoats: The Exodus of the Remnants of Polish Jewry (1979) — Editor — 20 copies

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Legal name: Kochan, Lionel Edmond
Birthdate: 1922-08-20
Date of death: 2005-09-25
Gender: male
Nationality: England, UK
Birthplace: Willesden, London, England, UK
Education: London School of Economics (PhD)
University of Cambridge (Corpus Christi College)
Occupations: historian
professor
Organizations: University of Warwick
University of East Anglia

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The Making of Modern Russia (Pelican) by Lionel Kochan

Exploring Russia: A Concise History of a Great Power
A seemingly endless struggle against marauding hordes, a centuries-long desire to secure access to oceanic routes, an arduous evolution from an agrarian society to an industrial nation: these are some of the themes explored in Kochan’s short yet penetrating history of Russia. After more than four decades in print, Kochan’s “The Making of Modern Russia” remains a highly accessible overview of Russian history. Its main value is in providing a compact and convenient yet illuminating reference about the progress of Russia from its origins as the medieval state of Kiev Rus to a realm that covers more than one-eighth of the planet’s land mass. (This review refers to the 1963 edition.)… (more)

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melvinsico | 1 other review | Dec 22, 2008 |

The Making of Modern Russia (Pelican S.) by Lionel Kochan

Drawing on documentation made available just before the publication of this book in the West, this extensively revised and updated edition reflects current views, in Russia and abroad, on the country's past as it approaches the new millennium.

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