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Author : Vadim Medish
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Soviet Union
ISBN : IND:39000004193996
Author : Stephen Lovell
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191578960
Almost twenty years after the Soviet Unions' end, what are we to make of its existence? Was it a heroic experiment, an unmitigated disaster, or a viable if flawed response to the modern world? Taking a fresh approach to the study of the Soviet Union, this Very Short Introduction blends political history with an investigation into the society and culture at the time. Stephen Lovell examines aspects of patriotism, political violence, poverty, and ideology; and provides answers to some of the big questions about the Soviet experience. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Michael Kort
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Soviet Union
ISBN : IND:30000045753500
Author : Raymond E. Zickel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1162 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Russia
ISBN : UVA:X002015813
Author : Geoffrey Jukes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN : 0520023935
Author : Geoffrey Hosking
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780007545285
Originally published in 1992 and now available as an ebook. This edition does not include any images. WINNER OF THE 'LOS ANGELES TIMES' BOOK AWARD FOR HISTORY
Author : Kurt London
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000805802
The Soviet Union in World Politics, first published in 1980, looks at the change in direction of Soviet foreign policy away from world revolution in the 1970s. Examining the impact of Soviet policies and actions on key nations and regions throughout the world and highlighting their significance as agents for change in the international arena, the authors present an overview of world politics, as well as an in-depth study of Soviet international behaviour.
Author : Laurie Stoff
Publisher : Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114595858
Presents a collection of primary and secondary documents offering varying opinions on the Soviet Union.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Soviet Union
ISBN : UVA:X002600056
Author : Walter Laqueur
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1996-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190282899
Walter Laqueur as been hailed as "one of our most distinguished scholars of modern European history" in the New York Times Book Review. Robert Byrnes, writing in the Journal of Modern History, called him "one of the most remarkable men in the Western world working in the field." Over a span of three decades, in books ranging from Russia and Germany to the recent Black Hundred, he has won a reputation as a major writer and a provocative thinker. Now he turns his attention to the greatest enigma of our time: the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. In The Dream that Failed, Laqueur offers an authoritative assessment of the Soviet era--from the triumph of Lenin to the fall of Gorbachev. In the last three years, decades of conventional wisdom about the U.S.S.R. have been swept away, while a flood of evidence from Russian archives demands new thinking about old assumptions. Laqueur rises to the challenge with a critical inquiry conducted on a grand scale. He shows why the Bolsheviks won the struggle for power in 1917; how they captured the commitment of a young generation of Russians; why the idealism faded as Soviet power grew; how the system ultimately collapsed; and why Western experts have been so wrong about the Communist state. Always thoughtful and incisive, Laqueur reflects on the early enthusiasm of foreign observers and Bolshevik revolutionaries--then takes a piercing look at the totalitarian nature of the Soviet Union. We see how Communist society stagnated during the 1960s and '70s, as the economy wobbled to the brink; we also see how Western observers, from academic experts to CIA analysts, made wildly optimistic estimates of Moscow's economic and political strength. Just weeks before the U.S.S.R. disappeared from the earth, scholars were confidently predicting the survival of the Soviet Union. But in underscoring the rot and repression, he also notes that the Communist state did not necessarily have to fall when it did, and he examines the many factors behind the collapse (the pressure from Reagan's Star Wars arms program, for instance, and ethnic nationalism). Some of these same problems, he finds, continue to shape the future of Russia and the other successor states. Only now, in the rubble of this lost empire, are we coming to grips with just how wrong our assumptions about the U.S.S.R. had been. In The Dream That Failed, an internationally renowned historian provides a new understanding of the Soviet experience, from the rise of Communism to its sudden fall. The result of years of research and reflection, it sheds fresh light on a central episode in our turbulent century.
Author : Peter Dobell
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1550283294
Published in 1991 in the midst of epoch-making historic changes, this book offers an immediate, vital response to the collapse of the Soviet bloc. The Changing Soviet Union brings together contributions from 12 of the Soviet Union's leading political analysts, from Canadian experts and authorities from Europe and the U.S. The topics covered include the decline of Soviet power and the need for new security arrangements; the impact of glasnost and democratization; perestroika and the economy; trade and investment prospects; nationalism and human rights; aid from the west; and polar neighbours. The Changing Soviet Union presents informed, often prescient forecasts of imminent changes in relations between nations, trading patterns, defence, and global stability.
Author : Harrison Evans Salisbury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Ballet
ISBN : UCAL:B4118954
Author : Alexander Dallin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0742567559
Exploring Soviet and Russian history and politics, The Uses of History brings together the classic essays of renowned scholar Alexander Dallin. The author provides insightful analysis and nuanced interpretations of such key--and controversial--issues as the domestic sources of Soviet foreign policy, Stalin's leadership in World War II, U.S.-Russian relations in the Reagan era, the causes of USSR's collapse, and the disappointments of Russia's post-Soviet evolution. Dallin rejects single-factor explanations for Soviet and Russian policies, instead examining the complex interplay of internal and external conditions, institutions, and individual leadership. All readers interested in Soviet and post-Soviet history will find this collection a stimulating and deeply knowledgeable resource.
Author : John Lewis Gaddis
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0075572583
From the capricious reign of Catherine the Great and Alexander I to the provocative leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev, the author concentrates on the interplay between interests and ideologies in the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, in an even-handed, non-ideological narrative.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Diplomatic and consular service, American
ISBN : UCAL:$B643597
Considers problems relating to foreign diplomats' and tourists' rights under the proposed Consular Convention with the Soviet Union. Includes "U.S.-U.S.S.R. Consular Convention Together with Protocol Thereto," June 1964 (p. 283-318).