Author : David Evans
Release : 2008
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Years of Russia, the USSR and the Collapse of Soviet Communism by : David Evans
Download or read book Years of Russia, the USSR and the Collapse of Soviet Communism written by David Evans. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is a new edition of 'Years of Russia and the USSR', which charts Russian history from the reign of Alexander II through to the eventual fall of communism and the break up of the Soviet Union. It examines the political, social and economic impact of Nicholas II's reign, the First World War and the subsequent revolution. It then goes on to look at Bolshevik and Stalinist Russia before going on to discuss Khrushchev's policy of de- Stalinisation and the years of stagnation and reform.