Russian Imperialism: Development and Crisis

by Ariel Cohen

Book Overview

The fall of the Soviet Union was one of the most dramatic events of this century. It was also one of the most surprising. Evidence of the USSR's impending fall was abundantly available both in theory in the writings on empires and on the ground. Yet, prior to its downfall, the very profession that specialized in the study of the Soviet Union held no consensus that the USSR was an empire to begin with. Perhaps because many Sovietologists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275964817
• ISBN13: 9780275964818
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.3"