This is a volume of essays exploring important themes in the economic
and social history of Russia and the Soviet Union during the critical
period between 1860 and 1930. It covers developments in agriculture,
industry, trade, economic theory, defence policy and the social impact
of revolution. The essays are written by well-established specialists in
Russian and Soviet economic and social history and are intended as a
tribute to the work of the highly-esteemed economic historian Olga
Crisp.