The Uses of History: Understanding the Soviet Union and Russia

by Alexander Dallin

Exploring Soviet and Russian history, politics, and foreign policy, The Uses of History brings together the classic essays of renowned scholar Alexander Dallin. The author provides insightful analysis and nuanced interpretations of such key-and controversial-issues as the domestic sources of Soviet foreign policy, Stalin's leadership in World War II, Russian-American relations in the Reagan era, the causes of the collapse of the USSR, and the disappointments...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742567559
• ISBN13: 9780742567559
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"