Life and death in revolutionary Ukraine : living conditions, violence, and demographic catastrophe, 1917-1923
"Between 1917 and 1923, Ukraine experienced an anti-colonial war for national liberation, foreign invasion, socialist revolution, and civil war simultaneously, resulting in almost unimaginable civilian casualties. In The Life and Death of Revolutionary Ukraine Stephen Velychenko surveys the pli...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Langue: | English |
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Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press,
2021
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| Sujets: | Violence Ukraine-Social conditions-20th century Violence-Ukraine-History-20th century Electronic books |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (321 pages) |
| Résumé: | "Between 1917 and 1923, Ukraine experienced an anti-colonial war for national liberation, foreign invasion, socialist revolution, and civil war simultaneously, resulting in almost unimaginable civilian casualties. In The Life and Death of Revolutionary Ukraine Stephen Velychenko surveys the plight of civilians, details the socio-economic background to the political events that unfolded during this time, and documents the country's demographic losses. Focusing specifically on two causes of civilian death, deliberate killing and appalling living conditions, Velychenko outlines prewar improvements in living conditions and describes their decline after 1917. He examines governmental culpability in civilian death and notes that while ideologies and the inability of leaders to control subordinates were undeniably a cause of violence, there were other factors at play. Velychenko exploits previously unused archival sources to create a picture of the social conditions leading up to and during this catastrophic period, combining this data with stories and reports from memoirs of the period. Readers familiar with the explosion of violence against Jews at this time will find here a compelling framework for understanding the context of that violence."-- Between 1917 and 1923, invasion, revolution, war, and grim living conditions claimed unimaginable numbers of Ukrainian lives. Velychenko examines the social background to the political history of revolutionary Ukraine, documenting the country's demographic losses during the Ukrainian and Russian revolutions Introduction -- 1 Under the Tsars -- 2 Living Conditions Under Ukrainian Governments -- 3 Living Conditions Under the Bolsheviks -- 4 Violence Against Civilians: The Russian Bolshevik Government -- 5 Violence Against Civilians: Ukrainian and Polish -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Orphans -- Appendix 2: Tables -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (321 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780228010302 0228010306 9780228008972 0228008972 |