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The history of the Gulag The history of the Gulag O. V. Khlevni︠u︡k "The human cost of the Gulag, the Soviet labor camp system in which millions of people were imprisoned between 1920 and 1956, was staggering. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and others after him have written … OL11630843W
The roots of perestroika The roots of perestroika Sidney I. Ploss "With new information from Russian archives, this work examines the historical roots of Gorbachev's perestroika and the reforms that would eventually lead to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It d… OL15082003W
The Soviet Union The Soviet Union Lovell, Stephen Almost twenty years after the Soviet Union's end, what are we to make of its existence? Was it a heroic experiment, an unmitigated disaster, or a viable if flawed response to the modern world? What w… OL15083543W
Symbols and legitimacy in Soviet politics Symbols and legitimacy in Soviet politics Graeme J. Gill "Symbols and legitimacy in Soviet politics analyses the way in which Soviet symbolism and ritual changed from the regime's birth in 1917 to its fall in 1991. Graeme Gill focuses on the symbolism in p… OL15414277W
Russia's Cold War Russia's Cold War Jonathan Haslam The phrase "Cold War" was coined by George Orwell in 1945 to describe the impact of the atomic bomb on world politics: “We may be heading not for a general breakdown but for an epoch as horribly stab… OL15746517W
Khrushchev Khrushchev William Taubman Drawing on newly opened archives in Russia and Ukraine, Taubman (political science, Amherst College) writes a thorough biography of one of the most complex and important political figures of the 20th… OL15837529W
Inventing the enemy Inventing the enemy Wendy Z. Goldman "Ordinary people and the Stalinist terror uses stories of personal relationships to explore the behavior of ordinary people during Stalin's terror. Communist Party leaders targeted specific groups fo… OL16528476W
Inside Russia today Inside Russia today John Gunther,John Gunther An informal study of post-Stalin Russia--its accessibility, attractions, government and politics, culture, society, foreign relations, and current trends in many of these areas--based on the author's… OL1771795W
Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev Michael Kort Discusses the life of Mikhail Gorbachev from his formative years to the present, and examines the reforms he has introduced to the Soviet Union. OL1824849W
The Nationalities factor in Soviet politics and society The Nationalities factor in Soviet politics and society Mark R. Beissinger,Lubomyr Hajda 1990 OL18319352W
Political violence Political violence Robert Conquest "This is a collection of original essays and case studies about various types and aspects of contemporary political violence inspired by the pioneering work of Robert Conquest. The book focuses on th… OL18353803W
The year I was Peter the Great The year I was Peter the Great Marvin L. Kalb The year 1956 was an extraordinary year in modern Russian history. It was called "the year of the thaw"--a time when Stalin's dark legacy of dictatorship died in February only to be reborn later that… OL19724340W
Verbrannte Erde Verbrannte Erde Jörg Baberowski x, 500 pages ; 24 cm OL20275624W
The drama of Russian political history The drama of Russian political history A. V. Obolonskiĭ "Obolonsky has undertaken the formidable task of reinterpreting Russian history from the Time of Troubles to the dismantling of the Soviet system under Gorbachev and Yeltsin and others. He seeks to u… OL2853545W
Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev Charles R. Bennett An account of the life and times of this leader who is promoting reform in the Soviet Union. OL4126377W
Boris Yeltsin Boris Yeltsin Shlomo Lambroza Follows the life of the Russian leader, from his childhood through his rise to power and the present situation in his country. OL4318244W
Enemies within the Gates? Enemies within the Gates? William J. Chase "This work of documentary history tells a story of idealism betrayed, a story of how the Comintern (Communist International), an organization established by Lenin in 1919 to direct and assist revolut… OL4791377W
Communicating With the World of Islam Communicating With the World of Islam A. Ross Johnson "Communicating with the World of Islam draws from the lessons learned in the cold war broadcasting experience to suggest the best ways of organizing U.S. efforts to communicate with Islamic people ar… OL5044878W
Energy, economics, and politics in the Caspian region Energy, economics, and politics in the Caspian region Maureen S. Crandall "The potential of energy resources in the Caspian region (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) has attracted much attention since the demise of the Soviet Union. Many industry analys… OL9370518W
Reinventing Collapse Reinventing Collapse Dmitry Orlov In the waning days of the American empire, we find ourselves mired in political crisis, with our foreign policy coming under sharp criticism and our economy in steep decline. These trends mirror the … OL9529490W
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