Traces the history of the Cold War, revealing the factors that created the conflict, the impact it had on the world, and the lasting effects it has had on world ideologies, economies, and powers.
Describes the successful Communist takeover of Russia, the establishment of the Soviet Union, and the contributions of subsequent regimes, with particular attention given to foreign relations after World War II.
Investigates whether various government spy agencies were responsible for the disappearance of renowned Russian scientist Vladimir Alexandrov, whose Nuclear Winter theory described the disastrous environmental consequences of a nuclear war.
Offers a comprehensive analysis of the collapse of Soviet control in Eastern Europe, focusing on the Solidarity uprisings in Poland, Soviet foreign policy during the era, and the influence the collapse had on Mikhail Gorbachev's later position toward Eastern Europe.
the Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev
Zubok, V. M
2007
The author presents a Soviet perspective of the Cold War, describing how each of the Soviet leaders from Stalin to Gorbachev contributed to the failure of Communism.
The author, a Jewish woman who left the Soviet Union for the U.S. with her family in 1979, recalls her childhood in Kiev during the 1960s and 1970s and describes the lives of her parents and grandparents.
