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Uncovering Soviet disasters : exploring the limits of glasnost / James E. Oberg.
Van Pelt Library PN5277.D58 O24 1988
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oberg, James E., 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disasters--Press coverage--Soviet Union.
- Disasters.
- Disasters--Soviet Union.
- Government and the press--Soviet Union.
- Government and the press.
- Disasters--Press coverage.
- Soviet Union.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, [1988]
- Summary:
- Oberg investigates modern disasters in the Soviet Union--from space shots to industrial catastrophes, to pollution, floods and fires. What really happened, why were they covered up, and how were they finally discovered? This book explains it all. 8 pages of black-and-white photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0394560957 :
- OCLC:
- 17301163
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