Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union

Name: Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
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ISBN: 9780415122900

ISBN-10: 0415122902

ISBN-13: 9780415122900

Edition: 1999

Authors: Richard Sakwa

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Drawing on a wide range of sources, including eye-witness accounts, official documents, and materials that have only recently come to light,The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Unionplaces the Soviet experience in historical and comparative context. It provides a comprehensive overview of the Soviet Union from early comments by Marx on the possibility of Russia avoiding capitalism to the disintegration of the USSR in 1991. This source-book features several important documents published in full for the first time, including Lenin's letter of 1922 concerning the church and materials on the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939. Gorbachev's attempts to revive the system is reflected in a number of documents,…

Book details

List price: $51.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/17/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.09" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 2.222
Language: English



Series editor's preface


Glossary


Acknowledgements


Introduction



The Rise of Bolshevism



1917: From Revolution to Revolution



The Birth of the Soviet State, 1917-1921



The Paths Diverge, 1921-1929



Building Socialism, 1929-1939



The Road to Berlin, 1939-1945



The Cold Peace, 1945-1953



Khrushchev and Reform, 1953-1964



Brezhnev and Stagnation, 1964-1985



Crisis and Fall of the Soviet System, 1985-1991


Further Reading


Bibliography


Index