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British historian

For the English cricketer, see [Chris Read](/source/Chris_Read). For other people, see [Chris Reed (disambiguation)](/source/Chris_Reed_(disambiguation)) and [Chris Reid (disambiguation)](/source/Chris_Reid_(disambiguation)).

Christopher Read Born 1946 (age 79–80) Occupation Historian Academic background Alma mater University of Keele, University of Glasgow, London School of Economics Academic work Discipline History of the Soviet Union Sub-discipline Intellectual history of the Russian intelligentsia 1900 - 1925 Social history of the Russian Revolution Institutions 1973- History Department, University of Warwick Website Publications by Christopher Read at ResearchGate

**Christopher Read** (born 1946)[1] is a British historian of the Soviet Union.

## Works

- *Religion, Revolution and The Russian Intelligentsia* (1979)[2]

- *Culture and Power in Revolutionary Russia* (1990)[3]

- *From Tsar to Soviets: The Russian People and Their Revolution* (1996)[4]

- *The Making and Breaking of the Soviet System: An Interpretation* (2001)[5]

- *The Stalin Years: A Reader* (2003)[6]

- *Lenin: A Revolutionary Life* (2005)[7]

- *War and Revolution in Russia: 1914–22, The Collapse of Tsarism and the Establishment of Soviet Power* (2013)[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Read, Christopher, 1946-"](https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79040241.html). *id.loc.gov*. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** - Gleason, Abbott (1982). "Review of Die Ursprünge des Bolschewismus: Die jakobinische Tradition in Russland und die Theorie der revolutionären Diktatur; Religion, Revolution and the Russian Intelligentsia, 1900-1912: The Vekhi Debate and Its Intellectual Background". *[The Journal of Modern History](/source/The_Journal_of_Modern_History)*. **54** (3): 644–646. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1086/244225](https://doi.org/10.1086%2F244225). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0022-2801](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0022-2801). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [1906275](https://www.jstor.org/stable/1906275). - Lampert, E. (1981). "Review of Religion, Revolution and the Russian Intelligentsia, 1900-1912: The Vekhi Debate and Its Intellectual Background". *[The Slavonic and East European Review](/source/The_Slavonic_and_East_European_Review)*. **59** (3): 458–459. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0037-6795](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0037-6795). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [4208356](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4208356). - Lieven, D. C. B. (1981). "Review of Religion, Revolution and the Russian Intelligentsia 1900–1912: The Vekhi Debate and Its Intellectual Background". *[History](/source/History_(journal))*. **66** (216): 162–163. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0018-2648](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0018-2648). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [24417185](https://www.jstor.org/stable/24417185). - Long, John W. (1982). "Review of Religion, Revolution and the Russian Intelligentsia, 1900-1912. The 'Vekhi' Debate and Its Intellectual Background". *[The Catholic Historical Review](/source/The_Catholic_Historical_Review)*. **68** (4): 700–701. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0008-8080](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0008-8080). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [25021507](https://www.jstor.org/stable/25021507). - Rosenthal, Bernice Glatzer (1981). "Review of Religion, Revolution and the Russian Intelligentsia, 1900-1912: The Vekhi Debate and Its Intellectual Background". *[Slavic Review](/source/Slavic_Review)*. **40** (2): 283–284. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/2496960](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F2496960). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0037-6779](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0037-6779). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [2496960](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2496960). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [164611758](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:164611758). - Stammler, Heinrich A. (1982). "Review of Religion, Revolution and the Russian Intelligentsia, 1900-1912: The Vekhi Debate and Its Intellectual Background". *Journal of Church and State*. **24** (1): 152–154. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1093/jcs/24.1.152](https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fjcs%2F24.1.152). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0021-969X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0021-969X). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [23916541](https://www.jstor.org/stable/23916541). - Woehrlin, William F. (1981). "Review of Religion, Revolution, and the Russian Intelligentsia, 1900-1912: The Vekhi Debate and Its Intellectual Background". *[The American Historical Review](/source/The_American_Historical_Review)*. **86** (1): 184. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/1873047](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F1873047). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0002-8762](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0002-8762). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [1873047](https://www.jstor.org/stable/1873047).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** - Acton, Edward (1992). "Review of Culture and Power in Revolutionary Russia: The Intelligentsia and the Transition from Tsarism to Communism". *[History](/source/History_(journal))*. **77** (251): 537–538. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0018-2648](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0018-2648). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [24422204](https://www.jstor.org/stable/24422204). - Clowes, Edith W. (1993). "Review of Culture and Power in Revolutionary Russia: The Intelligentsia and the Transition from Tsarism to Communism". *Russian History*. **20** (1/4): 330–332. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1163/187633193X00540](https://doi.org/10.1163%2F187633193X00540). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0094-288X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0094-288X). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [24657336](https://www.jstor.org/stable/24657336). - Hatch, John B. (1994). "Review of Culture and Power in Revolutionary Russia: The Intelligentsia and the Transition from Tsarism to Communism; Russia's Cotton Workers and the New Economic Policy: Shop-Floor Culture State Policy, 1921-1929". *[The Journal of Modern History](/source/The_Journal_of_Modern_History)*. **66** (2): 448–450. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1086/244881](https://doi.org/10.1086%2F244881). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0022-2801](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0022-2801). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [2124328](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2124328). - Mally, Lynn (1991). "Review of Culture and Power in Revolutionary Russia: The Intelligentsia and the Transition from Tsarism to Communism". *[Slavic Review](/source/Slavic_Review)*. **50** (4): 1018. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/2500487](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F2500487). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0037-6779](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0037-6779). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [2500487](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2500487). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [164240190](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:164240190). - O'Connor, Timothy E. (1991). "Review of Culture and Power in Revolutionary Russia: The Intelligentsia and the Transition from Tsarism to Communism". *[The American Historical Review](/source/The_American_Historical_Review)*. **96** (5): 1584. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/2165393](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F2165393). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0002-8762](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0002-8762). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [2165393](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2165393). - Tait, A. L. (1991). "Review of Culture and Power in Revolutionary Russia: The Intelligentsia and the Transition from Tsarism to Communism". *[The Slavonic and East European Review](/source/The_Slavonic_and_East_European_Review)*. **69** (4): 759. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0037-6795](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0037-6795). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [4210829](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4210829).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** - Daborn, John (1997). "Review of From Tsar to Soviets, The Russian people and their revolution, 1917-21". *Teaching History* (86): 44–45. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0040-0610](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0040-0610). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [43260254](https://www.jstor.org/stable/43260254). - Davies, Sarah (1997). "Review of From Tsar to Soviets. The Russian People and Their Revolution, 1917-1921". *Europe-Asia Studies*. **49** (3): 542–543. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0966-8136](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0966-8136). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [153660](https://www.jstor.org/stable/153660). - Hosking, Geoffrey (1997). "Review of A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891-1924; From Tsar to Soviets: The Russian People and Their Revolution, 1917-21". *[The Slavonic and East European Review](/source/The_Slavonic_and_East_European_Review)*. **75** (3): 553–559. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0037-6795](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0037-6795). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [4212457](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4212457). - Keep, John (1997). "Review of From Tsar to Soviets: The Russian People and Their Revolution, 1917-21". *[Slavic Review](/source/Slavic_Review)*. **56** (2): 364–365. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/2500814](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F2500814). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0037-6779](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0037-6779). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [2500814](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2500814). - McKean, R. B. (1997). "Review of From Tsar to Soviets: The Russian People and their Revolution, 1917–21; The Origins of the Russian Civil War". *[History](/source/History_(journal))*. **82** (268): 722–723. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0018-2648](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0018-2648). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [24424390](https://www.jstor.org/stable/24424390). - Phillips, Laura L. (1997). "Review of From Tsar to Soviets: The Russian People and Their Revolution, 1917-21". *International Labor and Working-Class History* (52): 169–171. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0147-5479](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0147-5479). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [27672419](https://www.jstor.org/stable/27672419). - Raleigh, Donald J. (1997). "Review of From Tsar to Soviets: The Russian People and Their Revolution, 1917-21". *[The Russian Review](/source/The_Russian_Review)*. **56** (4): 600–601. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/131578](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F131578). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0036-0341](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0036-0341). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [131578](https://www.jstor.org/stable/131578). - Steinberg, Mark D. (1997). "Review of From Tsar to Soviets: The Russian People and their Revolution, 1917-21". *[The American Historical Review](/source/The_American_Historical_Review)*. **102** (5): 1533–1534. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/2171179](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F2171179). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0002-8762](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0002-8762). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [2171179](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2171179).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** - Bacon, Edwin (2003). "Review of The Making and Breaking of the Soviet System: An Interpretation". *The International History Review*. **25** (3): 710–711. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0707-5332](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0707-5332). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [40109442](https://www.jstor.org/stable/40109442). - Brown, Archie (2002). "Review of The Making and Breaking of the Soviet System: An Interpretation". *[Political Science Quarterly](/source/Political_Science_Quarterly)*. **117** (3): 510–511. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/798279](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F798279). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0032-3195](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0032-3195). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [798279](https://www.jstor.org/stable/798279). - Hill, Ronald J. (2003). "Review of The Making and Breaking of the Soviet System: An Interpretation". *[The Slavonic and East European Review](/source/The_Slavonic_and_East_European_Review)*. **81** (1): 153–155. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1353/see.2003.0206](https://doi.org/10.1353%2Fsee.2003.0206). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0037-6795](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0037-6795). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [4213654](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4213654). - Ryavec, Karl W. (2002). "Review of The Making and Breaking of the Soviet System". *Europe-Asia Studies*. **54** (8): 1351–1352. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0966-8136](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0966-8136). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [826391](https://www.jstor.org/stable/826391).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Thatcher, Ian D. (2004). "Stalin and Stalinism: A Review Article". *Europe-Asia Studies*. **56** (6): 907–919. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/0966813042000258105](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F0966813042000258105). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0966-8136](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0966-8136). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [4147372](https://www.jstor.org/stable/4147372). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [154510293](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:154510293).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Shlapentokh, Dmitry (2008). "Review of Lenin: A Revolutionary Life". *[The Historian](/source/The_Historian_(journal))*. **70** (1): 175–176. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1111/j.1540-6563.2008.00205_65.x](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1540-6563.2008.00205_65.x). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0018-2370](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0018-2370). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [24454396](https://www.jstor.org/stable/24454396). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [145387969](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:145387969).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Aust, Martin (2016). "Review of War and Revolution in Russia, 1914-22. The Collapse of Tsarism and the Establishment of Soviet Power. = European History in Perspective; Imperial Apocalypse. The Great War and the Destruction of the Russian Empire. = The Greater War". *Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas* (in German). **64** (1): 113–115. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0021-4019](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0021-4019). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [43819824](https://www.jstor.org/stable/43819824).

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