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ID086156
Title ProperReversal of fortune
LanguageENG
AuthorOstrovsky, Arkady
Publication2009.
Summary / Abstract (Note)For the Western world, 1929 marked the start of the Great Depression. For the Soviet Union, it was a year that Joseph Stalin called the "Great Break"-the ending of a short spell of semiprivate economic policy and the beginning of the deadly period of forced collectivization and industrialization. Often mistranslated as the "Great Leap Forward," "Great Break" is truer to Stalin's intentions and much more befitting their tragic consequences. The events he set in motion 80 years ago broke millions of lives and changed human values and instincts in Russia. It was, arguably, the most consequential year in Russia's 20th-century history. Now, 80 years later, and for much different reasons, 2009 could shape up to be a year of similarly far-reaching consequences for Russia's 21st century.
`In' analytical NoteForeign Policy No. 171; Mar-Apr 2009: p.70-74
Journal SourceForeign Policy No. 171; Mar-Apr 2009: p.70-74
Key WordsReversal of Fortune ;  Vladimir Putin's ;  Authoritarian ;  Resurgent Power ;  Economic Crisis ;  Russia