The Uses of History: Understanding the Soviet Union and Russia

by Alexander Dallin

Exploring Soviet and Russian history and politics, The Uses of History brings together the classic essays of renowned scholar Alexander Dallin. The author provides insightful analysis and nuanced interpretations of such key-and controversial-issues as the domestic sources of Soviet foreign policy, Stalin's leadership in World War II, U.S.-Russian relations in the Reagan era, the causes of USSR's collapse, and the disappointments of Russia's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742567559
• ISBN13: 9780742567559
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"