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 neglected its
status as an empire, most Americans were taken completely by
surprise when the USSR began its precipitous collapse under Mikhail
Gorbachev.
This book subjects the Soviet Union as an empire to systematic
scrutiny, using tools and methods at the disposal of modern
political science. Foreign policy specialists, defense experts, and
Russian area analysts will find this book essential. The book is
also recommended for undergraduate and graduate courses in Russian
and Soviet history and the study of empires.
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