From the emergence of the first Slavic state to the election of new President Dmitry Medvedev, this is a concise and thoughtful guide to the complex and turbulent history of Russia and its people. A s
This is a study of how the Jewish community of Breslau—the third largest and one of the most affluent in Germany—coped with Nazi persecution. Ascher has included the experiences of his immediate fami
Was Hitler A Riddle? is the first comparative study of how British, French, and American diplomats serving in Germany assessed Hitler and the Nazi movement. These assessments provided the governments
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Abraham Ascher offers a skillful blend of engaging narrative and fresh analysis in this concise introduction to Russian history.Newly updated on the 100th anniversary
When the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917, the world held its breath. Here suddenly was the first modern socialist state, ?a kingdom more bright that any heaven had to offer.” But the dream was short-l
Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler were both responsible for the deaths of millions of people and for inflicting barbaric cruelty upon many more. Yet while Hitler is readily seen as evil incarnate, Stalin has, broadly speaking, never been subject to quite the same level of vitriol. Distinguished historian Abraham Ascher addresses this issue, and others, head-on in this introductory text. From Stalin’s days as a young Bolshevik idealist to the isolated, paranoid dictator of his final years, Ascher vigorously examines the sources, separating truths from falsehoods to present an unvarnished portrait of the Soviet dictator. For students of history and lay readers alike this is an ideal starting point, providing an incisive study of one of modern history’s most infamous figures.
Ascher (emeritus, City U. of New York) condenses his two-volume The Revolution of 1905 (Stanford U. Press, 1988 and 1992) down to about one-third of its original size in order to make it more accessib
This is the first comprehensive biography in any language of Russia’s leading statesman in the period following the Revolution of 1905. Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs from 1906 to 191
Ascher (history, Graduate School CUNY) considers why American, British and French governments did not take Hitler more seriously as a menace to the world when diplomats to Germany were doing their job
This second and final volume of the author's definitive study of the Revolution of 1905 and its aftermath focuses on the years 1906 and 1907, and in particular on the struggle over the Duma, the elect
