The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union

Drawing on a range of sources, including passionate eye-witness accounts, official documents and newly available materials, this text places the Soviet experien... » 

Drawing on a range of sources, including passionate eye-witness accounts, official documents and newly available materials, this text places the Soviet experience in a historical and globally comparative context. Topics include the emergence of Marxism-Leninism, and World War II and the Cold War. «