Rethinking the Soviet Experience: Politics and History Since 1917

by Stephen F. Cohen

Book Overview

In this wide-ranging and provocative book, Stephen F. Cohen cuts through Cold War stereotypes of the Soviet Union to arrive at fresh interpretations of that country's traumatic history and its present-day political realities.
Cohen's lucidly written, revisionist analysis reopens an array of major historical questions. As he probes Soviet history, society, and politics, Cohen demonstrates how this country has remained stable during its long journey...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195040163
• ISBN13: 9780195040166
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Samizdat for the 21st century

This book could be a parallel to Immanuel Goldstein's secret book in 1984. See the Soviet Union from a critical yet unbiased viewpoint for the first time and ideologically stick it to the powers that be.