The rise and fall of the Soviet Union, 1917-1991 / Richard Sakwa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sakwa, Richard

Series:

Routledge sources in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union--History--Sources.

Soviet Union.

History.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xxi, 521 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Summary:

Drawing on a wide range of sources, including eye-witness accounts, official documents, and materials that have only recently come to light, The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union places the Soviet experience in historical and comparative context. It provides a comprehensive overview of the Soviet Union from early comments by Marx on the possibility of Russia avoiding capitalism to the disintegration of the USSR in 1991.

This volume features several important documents published in full for the first time, including Lenin's letter of 1922 concerning the church and materials on the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939. Gorbachev's attempts to revive the system is reflected in a number of documents, while materials relating to the coup of 1991 and the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States are reproduced almost in their entirety.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [497]-504) and index.

ISBN:

0415122899

0415122902

OCLC:

40354810