soviet union

Historian Melvyn P. Leffler discusses the rapid demise of communism in the Soviet Union in 1990, and investigates the reasons why previous attempts by U.S. and Soviet leaders to end the cold war failed.

Presents a re-examination of Stalinism in light of the collapse of the Soviet Union, exploring the Russian Revolution and the Soviet State in the years between 1917 and 1929, and looking at three specific periods in the history of Stalinism. Includes a selection of documents.

A comprehensive biography of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin that discusses his childhood in Georgia, education, religious training, political activity, impact on world history, and other related topics.

Recounts the experiences of Shukhov, a prisoner at a Soviet work camp in Siberia, as he struggles for survival.

Dual biography of Hitler and Stalin that includes a history of Germany and the Soviet Union.

Caught in the middle of the Russian Revolution in Petrograd in July 1917, Indiana Jones tries to keep his student friends out of trouble without betraying his involvement with French military intelligence.

Explores the reasons behind the Ukrainian famine of the early 1930s, looking at the impact of Stalin's forced collectivization and seizure of food, which resulted in the starvation of nearly seven million people.

A brilliant chronicle of Russian history from its ancient beginnings to the present day.--Cover.

Examines the events in the Soviet Union during the era of Lenin and the aftermath of his death.