The Soviet Era: From Lenin to Yeltsin
Geoffrey Ponton
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Paperback. An overview of the political history of the Soviet Union from the Bolshevik Revolution to the presidency of Boris Yeltsin. The book provides an account of the achievements (and failures) of Gorbachev, as well as a survey of Yeltsin's efforts to hold together a disintegrating Commonwealth. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 281 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 710.
The Soviet Era gives a succinct, refreshing overview of the Soviet Union from the Bolshevik revolution in 1917 to its disintegration in 1991. After a prologue recounting the attempted coup d'etat of August 1991 and the events which followed, it looks at the development and the decline of the Soviet Union, with the perspective of hindsight provided by the opening up of public analysis and discussion during Gorbachev's period of glasnost and perestroika.
The Soviet Era gives a succinct, refreshing overview of the Soviet Union from the Bolshevik revolution in 1917 to its disintegration in 1991. After a prologue recounting the attempted coup d'etat of August 1991 and the events which followed, it looks at the development and the decline of the Soviet Union, with the perspective of hindsight provided by the opening up of public analysis and discussion during Gorbachev's period of glasnost and perestroika.
Thus the years from 1917 to 1985 are discussed primarily in the light of their significance for glasnost, perestroika and the collapse of the Soviet Union. There ... Read more
The last extended section of the book traces the effects of Soviet rule and its disintegration on the major nationalities of the Baltic states, Central Asia and the Caucasus. An epilogue summarizes the attempts to organize independent republics, and their association in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Overall the book provides an accessible, clear, readable survey of the history of the Soviet Union, suitable for students as well as the general reader.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631187769
SKU
V9780631187769
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About Geoffrey Ponton
Geoffrey Ponton has taught at Liverpool John Moores University (formally Liverpool Polytechnic) since 1969. He is the author of Political Opposition (1976) and co-author (with Peter Gill) of Introduction to Politics (Blackwell, 3rd edition 1993).
Reviews for The Soviet Era: From Lenin to Yeltsin
"This is a lively book that is far more readable and interesting than the vast majority of the existing literature on European integration." The Slavonic Review