A Failed Empire

A Failed Empire The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev

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Publisher's Synopsis

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 détente.

Book information

ISBN: 9781842752203
Publisher: Politico's
Imprint: Politico's
Pub date:
DEWEY: 947.085
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 480
Weight: -1g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm

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