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Sale Of The Century: The Inside Story of the Second Russian Revolution
Raymond Firth
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Description for Sale Of The Century: The Inside Story of the Second Russian Revolution
Paperback. This is an account of Russia's second revolution - the country's wrenching transition from the communist central planning to a market economy - and it is told by interweaving high politics with glimpses of the revolution's impact on the lives of people. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
This is the first account of Russia's second revolution - the country's dramatic, wrenching transition from communist central planning to a market economy. Written by one of the finest writers on contemporary Russia, it is told by interweaving high politics with glimpses of the revolution's impact on the lives of ordinary people.
Beginning with a sharp portrayal of the dismal living conditions in the Soviet Union, she moves on to the romantic early days of the capitalist transformation. This was the height of market euphoria when, despite the chaos of everyday life, a prosperous future seemed within easy reach. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
269g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349112602
SKU
V9780349112602
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About Raymond Firth
Chrystia Freeland is deputy Chief Editor of the FINANCIAL TIMES. This is her first book.
Reviews for Sale Of The Century: The Inside Story of the Second Russian Revolution
We now have a superb piece of reportage on the central years of the oligarchic era - which may prove, at least in its pure form, to be coterminous with the Yeltsin period ... This book ... is a tremendous illumination of early Russian business methods... Freeland's account of the central deal of the era... reads, at times, like Tom ... Read more