How to Understand the Collapse of the Soviet Union
In 1991, the world watched with astonishment as the Soviet Union-a nation that had existed since the Russian Revolution of 1917-voluntarily dissolved itself after nearly three-quarters of a century. As dramatic as it was, though, the collapse of ... [... more]
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A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to the End
 Book Description: An examination of political, social and cultural developments in the Soviet Union. Kenez traces the development of the Soviet Union from the Revolution to the complacency and corruption of the Gorbachev years. In this new edition, he [... more]
$84.00
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Von Hardesty
The extraordinary saga that gripped the United States and Soviet Union during the Cold War—galvanized by the Sputnik launch in 1957, and culminated by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon in 1969—is chronicled in this uniquely ... [... more]
Random House |
SOAs Enable Collaboration Within the Department of Defense
The DoD is embracing Web-based services and service oriented architectures (SOAs) as a way of breaking down the traditional and ineffective information stovepipes. In the Cold War, the Soviet Union was pointing missiles us. We were pointing ... [... more]
CIO |
Following Up: Big Nukes Out, Tiny Nukes In
Since PM's August 1996 report on the security of the nuclear missiles that the United States and Soviet Union aimed at each other during the Cold War, a major milestone has been achieved in ridding the world of these weapons of mass destruction. ... [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
Stalinism
Stalinism is a controversial new addition to the current debates related to the history of the Stalinist period of the Soviet Union. Sheila Fitzpatrick has collected together not only the classics of the revisionist period but also new work by young [... more]
$135.00
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Leonid Krylov
The Soviet Union began assisting the People's Republic of China in its establishment of a modern air force in 1950, when Soviet Air Force regiments were sent to train local pilots. China's involvement in the Korean War in late October 1950 ... [... more]
Random House |
Gene Eisman
The extraordinary saga that gripped the United States and Soviet Union during the Cold War—galvanized by the Sputnik launch in 1957, and culminated by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon in 1969—is chronicled in this uniquely ... [... more]
Random House |
Countries of the Former Soviet Union at the Turn of the
Providing a unique level of coverage, this book provides a comprehensive survey of the political and economic development of the countries of the former Soviet Union, from the mid-1990s onwards. [... more]
$240.00
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Cars of the Soviet Union: The Definitive History
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Russia's March from Communism
The political and economic ties that bound the Soviet Union for some 70 years cannot be cast off in a year or even a decade. They left their indelible marks not only on the political and social institutions which encompass economic life, but also ... [... more]
Ludwig von Mises Institute |
Cars of the Soviet Union: The definitive history
Book Description: The story of the Soviet Union's cars has to be seen in the context of a planned society in which everything was planned well in advance, and consumer items were not a priority until well after the Second World War when the country had [... more]
$60.00
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