The Making and Breaking of the Soviet System: An Interpretation

by Christopher Read

Book Overview

The consequences of the Russian Revolution of 1917 have been among the most dominant shaping forces of the twentieth century, eventually dividing almost the entire globe into a battleground between capitalism and communism. The reputations of the main leaders of Russia/the Soviet Union - Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev and Yeltsin - have soared and plummeted. Great achievements such as victory over Nazi Germany; putting the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333731530
• ISBN13: 9780333731536
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.5"