The Last Years of the Soviet Empire: Snapshots from 1985-1991

by Vladimir Shlapentokh and Neil F. O'Donnell

Between 1985 and 1991, the Soviet Union was shaken to its core by a series of remarkable social and political developments. Throughout the period, the eminent Sovietologist Vladimir Shlapentokh monitored the revolution and recorded his impressions in a series of essays which were published in major North American newspapers and periodicals. Here Shlapentokh collects these snapshots of current events that detail the progression of perestroika and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275944409
• ISBN13: 9780275944407
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 10.0"