The Soviet Union: A Very Short Introduction Paperback / softback
by Stephen (, Reader in Modern European History at King's College London) Lovell
Part of the Very Short Introductions series
Paperback / softback
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Almost twenty years after the Soviet Unions' end, what are we to make of its existence?
Was it a heroic experiment, an unmitigated disaster, or a viable if flawed response to the modern world?Taking a fresh approach to the study of the Soviet Union, this Very Short Introduction blends political history with an investigation into the society and culture at the time.
Stephen Lovell examines aspects of patriotism, political violence, poverty, and ideology; and provides answers to some of the big questions about the Soviet experience.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 15 b&w halftones
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:23/07/2009
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- ISBN:9780199238484
Information
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 15 b&w halftones
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:23/07/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199238484
