The making of a Marxist -- The making of a Bolshevik -- Economist of the Comintern (1920-8) -- Between Bukharin and Stalin (1928-30) -- The agrarian question -- In Berlin (1924-7) -- The general crisis of capitalism -- A depression of a special kind -- Surviving the Stalinist purges -- Two world...

"This volume seeks to fill the vacuum created by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress's decision to cease publishing comprehensive assessments of Russia's performance and potential. It provides readers with authoritative descriptions of Russia's economy, military prowess and international...