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Revising the Revolution

Revising the Revolution The Unmaking of Russia's Official History of 1917

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The clash between scholarship and politics-between truth and propaganda-was ruthless for historians in Istpart, the Russian Communist Central Committee's official historical department.

Istpart was tasked with preserving the documentary record, compiling memoirs, and upholding ideological conformism within the national narrative of the 1917 revolution. In Revising the Revolution, Larry E. Holmes examines the role of Istpart's historians, in both the Moscow office and a regional branch in Viatka, who initially believed they could adhere to the traditional standards of research and simultaneously provide a history useful to the party. However, they quickly realized that the party rejected any version of history that suggested nonideological or nonpolitical sources of truth. By 1928, Istpart had largely abandoned its mission to promote scholarly work on the 1917 revolution and instead advanced the party's master narrative.
Revising the Revolution explores the battle for the Russian national narrative and the ways in which history can be used to centralize power.

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Indiana University Press

Book information

ISBN: 9780253054791
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 947.0841
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 220
Weight: 331g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 13mm