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The Soviet Colossus - History and Aftermath (Hardcover, 8th edition)
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The Soviet Colossus - History and Aftermath (Hardcover, 8th edition)
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The Soviet Colossus revisits the turning points in Russia's modern
history, from the fall of the tsarist regime to the establishment
of the Bolshevik dictatorship and Stalinist totalitarianism; the
reforms and counter-reforms of Khrushchev and Brezhnev to the
reform program of Mikhail Gorbachev and the resultant collapse of
the Soviet Union; and from the effort to build a democratic and
free-market Russia under Boris Yeltsin to the political
authoritarianism and the establishment of a state capitalist
economy under Vladimir Putin. This eighth edition has been revised
and updated to cover the latest developments from the Putin
administration. These revisions include added emphasis on the
increasing authoritarian nature of Russia's political system, the
serious challenges posed by the country's unsolved economic and
social problems, and the growing tensions between Russia on the one
hand and the United States and the European Union on the other as a
result of Moscow's aggression against Ukraine. Kort combines this
updated account with a broad exploration of Russia's political
history, examining how the Soviet past has been woven into the
fabric of the modern Russian state, a state which plays such a
major, assertive role in global affairs, but which simultaneously
remains an allusive, secretive entity. With Russia's increasing
influence on the global stage and the controversies that often
accompany this, The Soviet Colossus is an invaluable resource for
students of history, politics, and international relations.
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