Boundaries of Utopia - Imagining Communism from Plato to Stalin

Erik van Ree

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Routledge
05 June 2015

Immunology; Medical parasitology; Molecular biology; Microbiology (non-medical); Zoology: Invertebrates

Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

"The idea that socialism could be established in a single country was adopted as an official doctrine by the Soviet Union in 1925, Stalin and Bukharin being the main formulators of the policy. Before this there had been much debate as to whether the only way to secure socialism would be as a result of socialist revolution on a much broader scale, across all Europe or wider still. This book traces the development of ideas about communist utopia from Plato onwards, paying particular attention to debates about universalist ideology versus the possibility for ""socialism in one country"". The book argues that although the prevailing view is that ""socialism in one country"" was a sharp break from a long tradition that tended to view socialism as only possible if universal, in fact the territorially confined socialist project had long roots, including in the writings of Marx and Engels."

By: Erik van Ree
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 498g
ISBN: 9780415703727
ISBN 10: 0415703727
Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 05 June 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Communism as New Jerusalem 2. Communism as Utopia 3. Communism as Armed Fortress 4. Communism as Triple Alliance 5. Permanent Revolution 6. Marxist Patriotism 7. Socialism as Trading Company 8. Socialism as Vast State 9. Russian Socialism Takes a Backseat 10. Marxism in Industrialised Germany 11. Socialism as Autarky 12. Socialism as War Economy 13. Socialisation of the National Economy 14. Socialism in One Country 15. The Great Debate Conclusion

Erik van Ree is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of East European/European Studies at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands