A failed empire

By V. M. Zubok

Subjects: Politics and government, Foreign relations, Soviet union, politics and government, 1945-1991, Soviet union, foreign relations, 1945-1991, Cold war, Cold War

Description: Using recently declassified Politburo records, ciphered telegrams, diaries & taped conversations, Zubok explores the origins of the superpowers' confrontation under Stalin, Khrushchev's contradictory & counter-productive attempts to ease tensions, & Brezhnev's passion for de tente.