Contains essays and documents that combine to explain the decline and fall of the Soviet Union and its ruling party, and includes a timeline of key events, biographical profiles, a glossary, and an annotated bibliography.
Goes behind the scenes of contemporary Russia to reveal how Boris Yeltsin's hand-picked successor, Vladimir Putin, is trying to reconsolidate power in the Kremlin and stop the democratic revolution.
Presents an account of the 2003 U.S. war against Iraq, the events that led to the conflict, and what has occurred since the invasion, focusing on the experiences of a group of Iraqi citizens who have lived through all three phases.
Presents a brief biography of former KGB agent and president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and discusses his childhood as the son of a laborer and his post-Soviet leadership.
Collects twenty-six essays that provide varying perspectives on issues concerning Russia, debating the country's role in international politics, if it is moving toward democracy, the influence of Western culture, and its greatest challenges.
at war in Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda : a journalist reports from the battlefields of Africa
Peterson, Scott
2000
American journalist Scott Peterson describes the violent events that have torn apart Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda during the 1990s, including the involvement of the U.S.
A history of twentieth-century Russia, focusing on the politics, society, economics, and culture of the communist years between 1917 and 1991, and looking at the surviving elements of communist order in post-Soviet Russia.
