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When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Soviet Union collapsed two years later, liberal democracy was supposed to fill the void left by Soviet Communism. Poland and Czechoslovakia made the best of reforms, but the citizens of the "Evil Empire" itself saw little of the promised freedom, and more of the same old despots and corruption. Recently, a second wave of reforms Serbia in 2000, Georgia in 2003, and Ukraine in 2004, as well as Kyrgyzstan's regime change in 2005 have proven almost as monumental as those in Berlin and Moscow. The people of the Eastern bloc, aided in no small part by Western money and advice, are again rising up and demanding an end to autocracy. And once more, the Kremlin is battling the White House every step of the way. Mark MacKinnon spent these years working in Moscow, and his view of the story and access to those involved remains unparalleled. With The New Cold War, he reveals the links between these democratic revolutions and George Soros, the idealistic American billionaire behind them in a major investigation into the forces that are quietly reshaping the post-Soviet world.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #237281 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 336 pages

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a must read
Wondering what Vladimir Putin is up to in these days of murky political machinations? Look no further than The New Cold War, a fascinating and lively read from prominent Canadian journalist Mark MacKinnon, who has deconstructed the various revolutions in the former Soviet bloc to show them for what they are: a modern-day Cold War struggle for influence between Russia and the United States involving the people of Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus and other past and present Russian satellite nations. His ground-breaking research is interwoven with tales from his own reportage in the region, sometimes funny, sometimes heart-breaking, but always deeply insightful.