Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Gorbachev/Yeltsin Gorbachev/Yeltsin Stuart A. Kallen Examines the events in the Soviet Union during the time of Gorbachev and Yeltsin, including the failed coup of 1991 and the collapse of the Union itself. OL15042025W
State building in Putin's Russia State building in Putin's Russia Brian D. Taylor "Building a strong Russian state was the central goal of Vladimir Putin's presidency. This book argues that Putin's strategy for rebuilding the state was fundamentally flawed. Taylor demonstrates tha… OL15538554W
The less you know, the better you sleep The less you know, the better you sleep David Satter In December 2013, David Satter became the first American journalist to be expelled from Russia since the Cold War. The Moscow Times said it was not surprising he was expelled, "it was surprising it t… OL20030601W
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
The Russia Hand The Russia Hand Strobe Talbott "During the past ten years, few issues have mattered more to America's vital interests or to the shape of the twenty-first century than Russia's fate. To cheer the fall of a bankrupt totalitarian reg… OL4651581W
Yeltsin Yeltsin Leon Rabinovich Aron "Charts the controversial rise of Boris Yeltsin against a broad and richly textured account of Russia's movement out of the grip of the communist state toward free, democratic nationhood. He details … OL487360W