The Disintegration Of The Soviet Union
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The Disintegration Of The Soviet Union
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Author : B. Fowkes
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1996-11-04
The Disintegration Of The Soviet Union written by B. Fowkes and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-11-04 with History categories.
This book tells the dramatic story of the unexpected disintegration of the Soviet Union. The author draws on a wide range of sources to illustrate the growth of national awareness among the many subject peoples, partly promoted by the actions of the communists themselves. He concludes that, the efforts of Mikhail Gorbachev to reform the state he initially controlled, undermined and eventually destroyed the mechanisms that held the non-Russians in check.
Europe From The Balkans To The Urals
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Author : Renéo Lukic
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1996
Europe From The Balkans To The Urals written by Renéo Lukic and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
The disintegration of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union in 1991 shed entirely new light on the character of their political systems. There is now a need to re-examine many of the standard interpretations of Soviet and Yugoslav politics. This book is a comparative study of the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union - as multinational, federal communist states - and the reaction of European and US foreign policy to the parallel collapses of these nations. The authors describe the structural similarities in the destabilization of the two countries, providing great insight into the demise of both.
The Disintegration Of The Soviet Union And Its Impact On Korea And Germany
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Author : Tal-chung Kim
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Disintegration Of The Soviet Union And Its Impact On Korea And Germany written by Tal-chung Kim and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Germany categories.
Collapse Of An Empire
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Author : Yegor Gaidar
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Collapse Of An Empire written by Yegor Gaidar and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Political Science categories.
"My goal is to show the reader that the Soviet political and economic system was unstable by its very nature. It was just a question of when and how it would collapse...." —From the Introduction to Collapse of an Empire The Soviet Union was an empire in many senses of the word—a vast mix of far-flung regions and accidental citizens by way of conquest or annexation. Typical of such empires, it was built on shaky foundations. That instability made its demise inevitable, asserts Yegor Gaidar, former prime minister of Russia and architect of the "shock therapy" economic reforms of the 1990s. Yet a growing desire to return to the glory days of empire is pushing today's Russia backward into many of the same traps that made the Soviet Union untenable. In this important new book, Gaidar clearly illustrates why Russian nostalgia for empire is dangerous and ill-fated: "Dreams of returning to another era are illusory. Attempts to do so will lead to defeat." Gaidar uses world history, the Soviet experience, and economic analysis to demonstrate why swimming against this tide of history would be a huge mistake. The USSR sowed the seeds of its own economic destruction, and Gaidar worries that Russia is repeating some of those mistakes. Once again, for example, the nation is putting too many eggs into one basket, leaving the nation vulnerable to fluctuations in the energy market. The Soviets had used revenues from energy sales to prop up struggling sectors such as agriculture, which was so thoroughly ravaged by hyperindustrialization that the Soviet Union became a net importer of food. When oil prices dropped in the 1980s, that revenue stream diminished, and dependent sectors suffered heavily. Although strategies requiring austerity or sacrifice can be politically difficult, Russia needs to prepare for such downturns and restrain spending during prosperous times. Collapse of an Empire shows why it is imperative to fix the roof before it starts to rain, and why so
The Last Empire
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Author : Serhii Plokhy
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-05-07
The Last Empire written by Serhii Plokhy and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-07 with History categories.
BY THE AUTHOR OF CHERNOBYL: HISTORY OF A TRAGEDY, WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2018 WINNER OF THE PUSHKIN HOUSE RUSSIAN BOOK PRIZE 2015 On Christmas Day 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union. By the next day the USSR was officially no more and the USA had emerged as the world’s sole superpower. Award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy presents a page-turning account of the preceding five months of drama, filled with failed coups d’état and political intrigue. Honing in on this previously disregarded but crucial period and using recently declassified documents and original interviews with key participants, he shatters the established myths of 1991 and presents a bold new interpretation of the Soviet Union’s final months. Plokhy argues that contrary to the triumphalist Western narrative, George H. W. Bush desperately wanted to preserve the Soviet Union and keep Gorbachev in power, and that it was Ukraine and not the US that played the key role in the collapse of the Soviet Union. The consequences of those five months and the myth-making that has since surrounded them are still being felt in Crimea, Russia, the US, and Europe today. With its spellbinding narrative and strikingly fresh perspective, The Last Empire is the essential account of one of the most important watershed periods in world history, and is indispensable reading for anyone seeking to make sense of international politics today.
Nationalist Mobilization And The Collapse Of The Soviet State
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Author : Mark R. Beissinger
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002-02-04
Nationalist Mobilization And The Collapse Of The Soviet State written by Mark R. Beissinger and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-02-04 with History categories.
This 2002 study examines the process of the disintegration of the Soviet state.
Why Did The Soviet Union Collapse
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Author : Robert W. Strayer
language : en
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Release Date : 1998
Why Did The Soviet Union Collapse written by Robert W. Strayer and has been published by M.E. Sharpe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
Coming Apart: The Final Days of the Soviet Union -- QUESTIONS AND CONTROVERSIES: Why a Peaceful Death? -- QUESTIONS AND CONTROVERSIES: Meaning and History -- Suggestions for Further Study -- Index -- About the Author
The End Of The Cold War And The Causes Of Soviet Collapse
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Author : N. Bisley
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2004-04-30
The End Of The Cold War And The Causes Of Soviet Collapse written by N. Bisley and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-30 with Political Science categories.
Soviet efforts to end the Cold War were intended to help revitalize the USSR. Instead, Nick Bisley argues, they contributed crucially to its collapse. Using historical-sociological theory, The End of the Cold War and the Causes of Soviet Collapse shows that international confrontation had been an important element of Soviet rule and that the retreat from this confrontational posture weakened institutional-functional aspects of the state. This played a vital role in making the USSR vulnerable to the forces of economic crisis, elite fragmentation and nationalism which ultimately caused its collapse.
After The Collapse
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Author : Dimitri K. Simes
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1999
After The Collapse written by Dimitri K. Simes and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Current Events categories.
With an insider's view, an expert on Russia and former foreign policy advisor to President Nixon argues that Russia is returning to the world stage as a great power and intends to resume a major role in international affairs.
The Formation Of The Soviet Union
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Author : Richard Pipes
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1964
The Formation Of The Soviet Union written by Richard Pipes and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with History categories.
Here is the history of the disintegration of the Russian Empire, and the emergence of a multinational Communist state. Pipes tells how the Communists exploited the new nationalism of the peoples of the Ukraine, Belorussia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Volga-Ural area—first to seize power and then to expand into the borderlands.