The rise and fall of the Soviet Empire

"Brian Crozier tells the brutal history of the Soviet Empire - its birth, life, and sudden death. The book begins at the beginning, in 1917, when the oversized dreams of Lenin and the happenstance of events conspired to change the course of history. Crozier follows the Soviet conquests across E...

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Main Author: Crozier, Brian 1918-2012
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Rocklin, Calif Forum 1999.
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