The Bolsheviks and the National Question, 1917-23

" Jeremy Smith' s valuable new book deals with the formulation of Soviet nationalities policy from the Bolsheviks' assumption of power in October 1917 to the definitive formulation of the policy of indigenization. . . . " - The Russian Review

" This is a well-written study, solidly based on archival materials and the contemporary press. Smith adds significant details to the fascinating story of how Bolsheviks built expedient political alliances with the non-Communist nationalists who supported their program of cultural revival, while at the same time dealing with opposition to Moscow' s centralizing program from " national Communists" in Georgia, Ukraine, and elsewhere. " - American Historical Review