soviet union

Recounts the history of the creation and dissolution of the Soviet Empire from 1917 to the present.

A selection of original documents and other source materials that provide information about key issues related to the Revolution and Counter-Revolution which took place in Russia between 1917 and 1924.

Examination of the vital transactions George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev made and concealed from the world.

Translated from French. A chronological overview of Soviet and Russian history from the second half of the ninth century through the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the late twentieth century.

Explores the history of the country of Russia since the beginning of the ninth century and up to the ending of the Soviet Union in 1991. Includes discussions on the development of its politics, art, and science.

The story of Zhivago, poet and physician, of his struggle to keep his family alive and happy in the midst of overwhelming chaos, and of his love for Lara.

Documents the collapse of the Soviet Union's European empire (East Germany, Poland, Czechoslvakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria) and the transition of each to independent states, drawing on interviews and newly uncovered archival material to offer insight into 1989's rapid changes and the USSR's minimal resistance.

Investigates the history of the KGB and its foreign spies using mainly documents compiled by a former KGB officer.