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The Shortest History of the Soviet Union

Paperback • 2023 • English

The Shortest History of the Soviet Union

By Sheila Fitzpatrick

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About the book

"In 1917, Bolshevik revolutionaries came to power in the war-torn Russian Empire in a way that defied all predictions, including their own. Scarcely a lifespan later, in 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed as accidentally as it arose. The decades between witnessed drama on an epic scale-the chaos and hope of revolution, famines and purges, hard-won victory in history's most destructive war, and worldwide geopolitical conflict, all entwined around the dream of building a better society. This book is...Show more

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9781913083403

Publisher

Old Street Publishing

Published year

2023

Language

English

Original title

The Shortest History of the Soviet Union

Format

Paperback

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