Failed Empire The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev

Name: Failed Empire The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev
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ISBN: 9780807859582

ISBN-10: 0807859583

ISBN-13: 9780807859582

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Vladislav M. Zubok

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Western interpretations of the Cold War--both realist and neoconservative--have erred by exaggerating either the Kremlin's pragmatism or its aggressiveness, argues Vladislav Zubok. Explaining the interests, aspirations, illusions, fears, and misperceptions of the Kremlin leaders and Soviet elites, Zubok offers a Soviet perspective on the greatest standoff of the twentieth century.Using recently declassified Politburo records, ciphered telegrams, diaries, and taped conversations, among other sources, Zubok explores the origins of the superpowers' confrontation under Stalin, Khrushchev's contradictory and counterproductive attempts to ease tensions, the surprising story of Brezhnev's passion…

Book details

List price: $37.50
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 2/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 504
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.804
Language: English



Preface to the Paperback Edition: Russia's Revenge


Preface


Abbreviations



The Soviet People and Stalin between War and Peace, 1945



Stalin's Road to the Cold War, 1945-1948



Stalemate in Germany, 1945-1953



Kremlin Politics and "Peaceful Coexistence," 1953-1957



The Nuclear Education of Khrushchev, 1953-1963



The Soviet Home Front: First Cracks, 1953-1968



Brezhnev and the Road to Detente, 1965-1972



Detente's Decline and Soviet Overreach, 1973-1979



The Old Guard's Exit, 1980-1987



Gorbachev and the End of Soviet Power, 1988-1991


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index