The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union by Richard Sakwa

The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union by Richard Sakwa

Through sources and documents, The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union by Richard Sakwa places the Soviet experience in historical and comparative context. The author introduces each source in this volume fully and provides commentary and analysis. Using eye-witness accounts, official documents and new materials which have just come to light, Richard Sakwa gives an historical overview of the Soviet Union from the revolution of 1906 to the fall of the regime.

'As the collection proceeds, the reader gets a real sense of the USSRs accumulating problems To relate coherently such a complex history in documents, as Richard Sawka has done in this valuable book, is a fine achievement' - Murray Frame, The Journal of the History Association

'Sakwa has done students of Soviet politics a service by bringing together such an eclectic and fascinating collection its merits are many the breadth of knowledge of sources and the author's historical perspective make the text an extremely valuable one.' - Political Studies

Sakwa, Richard: - Richard Sakwa is Professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent and an Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. He graduated in History from the London School of Economics and took a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham. He has published widely on Soviet, Russian and post-communist affairs. Recent books include Russian Politics and Society (2008), Putin: Russia's Choice (2008), The Crisis of Russian Democracy: The Dual State, Factionalism, and the Medvedev Succession (Cambridge, 2011), Putin and the Oligarch: The Khodorkovsky - Yukos Affair (2014) and Putin Redux: Power and Contradiction in Contemporary Russia (2014). His latest book is Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands (2016).

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ISBN 13	9780415122900
ISBN 10	0415122902
Title	The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
Author	Richard Sakwa
Series	Routledge Sources In History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1999-06-17
Number of pages	544
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