The Fall of Soviet Communism - Couverture souple

Smith, Jeremy

 
9781403916020: The Fall of Soviet Communism
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1403916020 ISBN 13 : 9781403916020
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

Synopsis

The fall of communism and the break-up of the Soviet Union into 15 independent states in December 1991 was one of the most significant events of the 20th century. In the last years of Soviet rule, images of mass protests on the streets of Moscow, Tbilisi and Vilnius, bloodshed in Baku, striking miners, Mikhail Gorbachev wooing the West, and Boris Yeltsin defiantly mounting a tank in front of the White House building in Moscow, shattered all of the old certainties about the seemingly unbreakable communist system. Gorbachev and Yeltsin were the dominant figures in this process, but non-Russian national movements, workers, intellectuals, and international developments all had roles to play.

Jeremy Smith presents the dramatic events of 1985-91 in a clear and succinct form, setting out a variety of interpretations for the demise of communism in the Soviet Union, and suggesting new approaches to answering the unresolved question of why it happened. Smith discusses the long-term and short-term factors behind the extraordinary collapse, assessing the impact of economic crisis, nationalism, personalities and democratization in the process.

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À propos de l'auteur

JEREMY SMITH is Lecturer in Russian History at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK.

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Éditeur
Palgrave Macmillan
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1403916020
ISBN 13 
9781403916020
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
142
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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