Moscow's heavy shadow : the violent collapse of the USSR / Isaac McKean Scarborough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scarborough, Isaac McKean, author.

Series:

Cornell scholarship online.

Cornell scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perestroĭka--Tajikistan.

Perestroĭka.

Tajikistan--History.

Tajikistan.

Tajikistan--Social conditions.

Soviet Union--History--1985-1991.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Economic policy--1986-1991.

Soviet Union--Politics and government--1985-1991.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2024.

Summary:

'Moscow's Heavy Shadow' tells the story of the collapse of the USSR from the perspective of the many millions of Soviet citizens who experienced it as a period of abjection and violence. Mikhail Gorbachev and the leaders of the USSR saw the years of reform preceding the collapse as opportunities for rebuilding (perestroika), rejuvenation, and openness (glasnost). For those in provincial cities across the Soviet Union, however, these reforms led to rapid change, economic collapse, and violence. Focusing on Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Isaac McKean Scarborough describes how this city experienced skyrocketing unemployment, a depleted budget, and streets filled with angry young men unable to support their families.

Contents:

Introduction: The Long Road to Violence

The Periphery before Perestroika

Moscow Promotes Perestroika

The Winds of Perestroika Drift South

1989: The Center Cannot Hold

The Harsh Reckoning of February 1990

The "Calm" before the Storm: March 1990-July 1991

Slouching towards Independence

The Short Road to War

Conclusion: War.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Scarborough, Isaac McKean Moscow's Heavy Shadow

ISBN:

9781501771033

1501771035

9781501771040

1501771043

OCLC:

1350246276