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The Resource Armageddon averted : the Soviet collapse, 1970-2000, Stephen Kotkin

Armageddon averted : the Soviet collapse, 1970-2000, Stephen Kotkin

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"In this newly updated edition of his acclaimed book, Stephen Kotkin shows that the Soviet collapse resulted not from military competition but, ironically, from Communist ideology, the long-held dream for "socialism with a human face." He conveys the high drama of a superpower falling apart while armed to the teeth with millions of loyal troops and tens of thousands of weapons of mass destruction. This succinct but sweeping volume takes us from deep inside post-Stalin Soviet society through the post-Soviet years of Boris Yeltsin right up to the new Russia under Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev. Armageddon Averted vividly demonstrates the overriding importance of history, individual ambition, geopolitics, and institutions, and deftly draws out resurgent Russia's contemporary predicament."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Updated ed.
Extent
xix, 280 p., [16] p. of plates
Contents
  • History's cruel tricks
  • Reviving the dream
  • The drama of reform
  • Waiting for the end of the world
  • Survival and cannibalism in the rust belt
  • Democracy without liberalism? --Idealism and treason
Isbn
9780195368642
Instance
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Armageddon averted : the Soviet collapse, 1970-2000
Title
Armageddon averted
Title remainder
the Soviet collapse, 1970-2000
Statement of responsibility
Stephen Kotkin
Title variation
Soviet collapse, 1970-2000
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"In this newly updated edition of his acclaimed book, Stephen Kotkin shows that the Soviet collapse resulted not from military competition but, ironically, from Communist ideology, the long-held dream for "socialism with a human face." He conveys the high drama of a superpower falling apart while armed to the teeth with millions of loyal troops and tens of thousands of weapons of mass destruction. This succinct but sweeping volume takes us from deep inside post-Stalin Soviet society through the post-Soviet years of Boris Yeltsin right up to the new Russia under Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev. Armageddon Averted vividly demonstrates the overriding importance of history, individual ambition, geopolitics, and institutions, and deftly draws out resurgent Russia's contemporary predicament."--Jacket
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Kotkin, Stephen
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
DK274
LC item number
.K635 2008
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Communauté d'Etats indépendants
  • Communauté d'Etats indépendants - 1991 / 21e s. (début)
  • Communism
  • Auflösung
  • Untergang
  • Kommunismus
  • Auflösung
  • Communism
  • Soviet Union
  • Soviet Union
  • Russland
  • Sowjetunion
  • URSS
  • Russie
  • Russland
  • Sowjetunion
  • Russie - 1991 / 21e s. (début)
  • URSS - 1970 / 1991
  • Soviet Union
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Armageddon averted : the Soviet collapse, 1970-2000, Stephen Kotkin
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-255) and index
Contents
History's cruel tricks -- Reviving the dream -- The drama of reform -- Waiting for the end of the world -- Survival and cannibalism in the rust belt -- Democracy without liberalism? --Idealism and treason
Dimensions
20 cm.
Edition
Updated ed.
Extent
xix, 280 p., [16] p. of plates
Isbn
9780195368642
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2009292420
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)223877869
  • (OCoLC)ocn223877869
Label
Armageddon averted : the Soviet collapse, 1970-2000, Stephen Kotkin
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-255) and index
Contents
History's cruel tricks -- Reviving the dream -- The drama of reform -- Waiting for the end of the world -- Survival and cannibalism in the rust belt -- Democracy without liberalism? --Idealism and treason
Dimensions
20 cm.
Edition
Updated ed.
Extent
xix, 280 p., [16] p. of plates
Isbn
9780195368642
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2009292420
Other physical details
ill., maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)223877869
  • (OCoLC)ocn223877869

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