Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Red Plenty Red Plenty Francis Spufford The Soviet Union was built on 20th-century magic called 'the planned economy', which was going to gush forth an abundance of good things that capitalism could never match. And just for a little while… OL15919521W
A failed empire A failed empire V. M. Zubok Using recently declassified Politburo records, ciphered telegrams, diaries & taped conversations, Zubok explores the origins of the superpowers' confrontation under Stalin, Khrushchev's contradictory… OL16943075W
Red moon rising Red moon rising Matthew Brzezinski The behind-the-scenes story of the fierce battles on earth that launched the superpowers into space. Khrushchev was frustrated at America's U-2 spy plane, which flew too high to be shot down. But Rus… OL16952239W
The Nationalities factor in Soviet politics and society The Nationalities factor in Soviet politics and society Mark R. Beissinger,Lubomyr Hajda 1990 OL18319352W
Reconsidering stagnation in the Brezhnev era Reconsidering stagnation in the Brezhnev era Artemy M. Kalinovsky,Dina Fainberg "This collection brings together an interdisciplinary array of scholars of late socialism in the U.S.S.R. and challenges the dominant narrative of stagnation during the Brezhnev era. It demonstrates … OL20030652W
Game Plan Game Plan Zbigniew K. Brzezinski,Samuel P. Huntington Comparative analysis of Soviet and American institutions, sponsored jointly by the Russian Institute and The Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University. OL2657632W
The rise and fall of the Soviet Empire The rise and fall of the Soviet Empire Raymond Pearson "The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire describes and explains the creation, maintenance and eventual demise of the Soviet regime across post-1945 eastern Europe. Balancing internal factors such as r… OL3357719W