Two Commonwealths: The Soviets and Ourselves

by K.E. Holme

From the Preface: "This is the second volume of a series of three which sets out to help us in Britain to understand the people of the Soviet Union by comparing and contrasting their way of life with our own. In this book we are concerned with the public life—the organization and working of the political and economic systems—of our two Commonwealths. What it has to say does not require any reference to its predecessor—Landsmen and Seafarers, by Maurice Lovell. It is complete in
itself. But the knowledge of the background and resources of the Soviet Union that book provides will be found helpful in surmounting the difficulties we have to face when we try to understand the public life of the Russian people."

Genres: Soviet Union, Politics, History, Theory, Economics, Nonfiction

67 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 1944

Reviews

[Orion Fisher · Rating 4 out of 5]

An outstanding discussion of the so commonly misunderstood Soviet system that has angered liberals for nearly a century. Holme illuminates the political, economic, and cultural standards and systems put in place and by the democratic Communist Party in conjunction with the State apparatus. In detail, Holme, a liberal British citizen, describes the Soviet planning, Gosplan, the Soviet structure, collective farming, and so much more.