soviet union

The demise of one of the world's superpowers and of the totalitarian system founded by Lenin and enforced by Stalin, is a story of rivalry, treachery, and betrayals, driven to its conclusion by the bitter personal relationship between two major figures of the twentieth century---Gorbachev and Yeltsin.

An introduction to Lenin and his role in the Russian Revolution and an objective account of his years in power between 1917 and 1924. Takes advantage of new documentation made available since the Gorbachev era and the end of the Soviet Union.

The ending of the Cold War in the waning years of the twentieth century continues to be one of the most unexpected and perplexing events of our time. Explanations provided by the winners and the losers in the Cold War differ considerably and often contradict each other. The author attempts to offer an answer to the question: why did it happen? by showing that the radical transformation of Soviet foreign policy during the Gorbachev years was part of a plan for internal democratic reform and an opening of Soviet society to the outside world.

In the time of the Russian Revolution, Kira is torn between two men who love her, one a Communist, the other an aristocrat.

Elena Gorokhova grows up in 1960's Leningrad where she discovers that beauty and passion can be found in unexpected places in Soviet Russia.