The Soviet Union: A Very Short Introduction

by Stephen Lovell

Book Overview

The Soviet Union at its height occupied one sixth of the world's land mass, encompassed fifteen republics, and stretched across eleven different time zones. More than twice the size of the United States, it was the great threat of the Cold War until it suddenly collapsed in 1991. Now, almost twenty years after the dissolution of this vast empire, what are we to make of its existence? Was it a heroic experiment, an unmitigated disaster, or a viable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199238480
• ISBN13: 9780199238484
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.4" x 6.8"