Book Reviews: The Ukrainian Revolution, 1917-1920: A Study in Nationalism. By JOHN S. RESHETAR, JR. (Princeton: Princeton University Press. 1952. Pp. x, 363. $5.00.)

• Author: I. Stone
• Published date: 01 December 1952
• Date: 01 December 1952
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/106591295200500446
• Subject Matter: Articles

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Throughout the book the author’s analysis is clear cut and his judg-
ments are sound. Dr. Kem6ny’s final appraisal concerning the functions
and importance of the Advisory Council for Mutual Aid (Co~m~econ),
established in Moscow at the beginning of 1949 is open to question. The
author here seems to err considerably in underestimating the role of
Comecon, modestly stating that &dquo;it was believed in some quarters that
the Council would form a nucleus for supernational planning. It did
not go so far.&dquo; With sufficient evidence to the contrary, it is obvious
that the formation of Comecon introduced an era of close integration
and tight economic co-ordination among the Soviet’s European satellites.
Such infrequent errors of judgment do not detract, however, from the
value of this work which will help to unravel the seemingly hopeless tangle
of postwar political and economic life in Eastern Europe.
ANDREW GYORGY.
Yale University.
The Ukrainian Revolution, 1917-1920: A Study in Nationalism. By JOHN
S. RESHETAR, JR. (Princeton: Princeton University Press. 1952. Pp.
x, 363. $5.00.)
The volume under review is the first detailed account in English
of the so-called &dquo;Ukrainian Revolution&dquo; that is based predominantly on
material in the Ukrainian and Russian languages. An immensely intricate
subject is presented with admirable clarity; the principal factors, events,
and persons never disappear from focus; the highly partisan source
material is used with discretion and judiciousness; and the judgments pro-
nounced are fair and sound. An obvious proponent of Ukrainian national-
ism, the author nevertheless betrays no sympathy for any particular variety,
although the Soviet species is clearly ruled out.
Although dealing with a turbulent period and equally dramatic
characters, the author on the whole indulges in rather few evaluative
generalizations. Frequent emphasis and occasional comment on certain
developments serve to reveal, however, his point of view. From his...