The Baba and the Comrade"Meticulously researched, impressively documented, and engrossingly written, . . . [it] contributes to a long overdue reconception of the New Economic Policy (NEP). . . ." Choice " . . . a well organized, sophisticated analysis of the difficulties involved in attempting to reconcile ideology with political, economic, and cultural realities.: The Russian Review " . . . a highly persuasive, revealing, and well documented account of early Bolshevik