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The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (Sources in History)
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Product Description
Using eye-witness accounts, official documents and new materials which have just come to light, Richard Sakwa gives an historical overview of the Soviet Union from the revolution of 1906 to the fall of the regime.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #70403 in Books
- Published on: 1999-06-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 544 pages
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the rise and fall of the Soviet system. This collection of sources drawn from eye-witness accounts, official documents and recently available material, places the Soviet experience in comparative and historical context. The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union examines:
the emergence of Marxism-Leninism
the revolutions of 1917, the consolidation of Bolshevik power and Lenins legacy
Stalinism and the New Economic Policy
Collectivisation, Industrialisation and the Great Terror
World War II and the Cold War
Reform and Stagnation under Krushchev, Brezhnev and Andropov
Glasnost, Perestroika and the end of the USSR
