Revolution 1989 : the fall of the Soviet empire /
Sebestyen, Victor, 1956-
Revolution 1989 : the fall of the Soviet empire / Victor Sebestyen. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : Pantheon Books, c2009. - xxi, 451 p. [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-428) and index.
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.
9780375425325 0375425322
2009023045
Soviet Union--Politics and government--1985-1991.
Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1989-
Europe, Central--Politics and government--1989-
Unión Soviética--Política y gobierno--1985-1991
338 DK 288 / S443r 2009
Revolution 1989 : the fall of the Soviet empire / Victor Sebestyen. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : Pantheon Books, c2009. - xxi, 451 p. [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-428) and index.
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.
9780375425325 0375425322
2009023045
Soviet Union--Politics and government--1985-1991.
Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1989-
Europe, Central--Politics and government--1989-
Unión Soviética--Política y gobierno--1985-1991
338 DK 288 / S443r 2009