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The collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union

Author: William E Watson
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.
Series: '">Greenwood Press "Guides to historic events of the twentieth century"
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A one-stop source of information, analysis, biographical profiles, and key primary documents on the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union. Studies the rise and fall of a superpower and its ruling party. Following a chronology of events, five essays provide a narrative overview and discuss the evolution of Perestroika, the Brezhnev Doctrine and the Afghan War, nationalism and the end of the Soviet empire, and  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: William E Watson
ISBN: 031330162X 9780313301629
OCLC Number: 37712977
Description: xx, 175 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents: Chronology of events -- Narrative overview -- Evolution of Perestroika -- Brezhnev Doctrine and the Afghan War -- Nationalism and the end of the Soviet Empire -- Russia after the collapse of Communism -- Biographies -- Primary documents.
Series Title: Greenwood Press "Guides to historic events of the twentieth century"
Responsibility: William E. Watson.

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A one-stop source of information, analysis, biographical profiles, and key primary documents on the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union. Studies the rise and fall of a superpower and its ruling party. Following a chronology of events, five essays provide a narrative overview and discuss the evolution of Perestroika, the Brezhnev Doctrine and the Afghan War, nationalism and the end of the Soviet empire, and Russia after the collapse of Communism. Also contains biographical profiles of 15 leaders; the text of 22 documents, including writings by key figures; a glossary; and an annotated bibliography.

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