Western interpretations of the Cold Waraboth realist and
neoconservativeahave erred by exaggerating either the Kremlin's
pragmatism or its aggressiveness, argues Vladislav Zubok.
Explaining the interests, aspirations, illusions, fears, and
misperceptions of the Kremlin leaders and Soviet elites, Zubok
offers a Soviet perspective on the greatest standoff of the
twentieth century.
Using recently declassified Politburo records, ciphered
telegrams, diaries, and taped conversations, among other sources,
Zubok explores the origins of the superpowers' confrontation under
Stalin, Khrushchev's contradictory and counterproductive attempts
to ease tensions, the surprising story of Brezhnev's passion for
detente, and Gorbachev's destruction of the Soviet superpower as
the by-product of his hasty steps to end the Cold War and to reform
the Soviet Union. The first work in English to cover the entire
Cold War from the Soviet side, "A Failed Empire" provides a history
different from those written by the Western victors.
In this widely praised book, Vladislav Zubok argues that
Western interpretations of the Cold War have erred by exaggerating
either the Kremlin's pragmatism or its aggressiveness. Explaining
the interests, aspirations, illusions, fears, and misperceptions of
the Kremlin leaders and Soviet elites, Zubok offers a Soviet
perspective on the greatest standoff of the twentieth century.
Using recently declassified Politburo records, ciphered telegrams,
diaries, and taped conversations, among other sources, Zubok offers
the first work in English to cover the entire Cold War from the
Soviet side. "A Failed Empire" provides a history quite different
from those written by the Western victors.In a new preface for this
edition, the author adds to our understanding of todayas events in
Russia, including who the new players are and how their policies
will affect the state of the world in the twenty-first century.
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