Adam B. Ulam (1922–2000)
Author of The Bolsheviks: The Intellectual and Political History of the Triumph of Communism in Russia
About the Author
Adam B. Ulam (1922-2000) taught at Harvard University from 1947 until his retirement in 1992. He was Gurney Professor of History and Political Science, and twice director of the Russian Research Center. He was the author of 19 books Paul Hollander is professor emeritus of sociology at the show more University of Massachusettes, Amherst, and a fellow of the David Center for Russian Studies at Harvard University show less
Works by Adam B. Ulam
The Bolsheviks: The Intellectual and Political History of the Triumph of Communism in Russia (1965) 221 copies
The Unfinished Revolution: An Essay on the Sources of Influence of Marxism and Communism (1979) 38 copies
Lenin e il suo tempo 1 copy
The Russian revolution 1 copy
Stalin the Man and His Era 1 copy
BitmemiÅŸ Devrim 1 copy
Bitmemiþ Devrim 1 copy
Associated Works
Execution by Hunger: The Hidden Holocaust (1985) — Introduction, some editions — 166 copies, 6 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Ulam, Adam B.
- Legal name
- Ulam, Adam Bruno
- Birthdate
- 1922-04-08
- Date of death
- 2000-03-28
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Harvard University (PhD)
Brown University - Occupations
- historian
professor - Organizations
- Harvard University (Director, Russian Research Center)
- Relationships
- Ulam, Stanisław (brother)
- Nationality
- USA (naturalized)
- Birthplace
- Lwów, Poland
Lviv, Ukraine - Place of death
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Burial location
- Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
I read this book many years ago and I still remember quite a bit of it, probably because it was so well done. I also remember almost not reading it - it is bulky and I thought there was a high probability that it was going to be dry as summer grass, but it wasn't. If you're interested in Stalin, I would recommend this book, even if it is a bit dated.
2480 The Communists The Story of Power and Lost Illusions: 1948-1991, by Adam B. Ulam (read 3 Jan 1993) This is a masterpiece of joyous history--the story of the Communists from 1948 to 1991. The author is a Harvard professor who was born in Poland and has written extensively on Russia and Communism. This book is really absorbing, telling of the last days of Stalin, the Khrushchev years, and of the Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko, and Gorbachev time. He spends much time on the Russian-Chinese show more split, and all in all the book was a joy, joy, joy to read. Right triumphs, Communism falls. Great, great, great! show less
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- Works
- 28
- Also by
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- Members
- 747
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 64
- Languages
- 5