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The Collapse of the Soviet Union: A Very Short Introduction

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The author, Stephen Kotkin, charts the collapse of the Soviet Union, one of the key developments in recent history, and analyzes why it happened. He examines the internal structural, cultural and political reasons for the demise both of the Communist system and of the Union, drawing on memoirs and documents of the senior figures involved, including Ligachev, Gorbachev and Yeltsin, as well as on the burgeoning secondary literature.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: September 30, 2002

ISBN: 0192802003

ISBN 13: 9780192802002

The Collapse of the Soviet Union: A Very Short Introduction

3.6/5 ( ratings)

The author, Stephen Kotkin, charts the collapse of the Soviet Union, one of the key developments in recent history, and analyzes why it happened. He examines the internal structural, cultural and political reasons for the demise both of the Communist system and of the Union, drawing on memoirs and documents of the senior figures involved, including Ligachev, Gorbachev and Yeltsin, as well as on the burgeoning secondary literature.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: September 30, 2002

ISBN: 0192802003

ISBN 13: 9780192802002

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