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Author

Strayer, Robert W.

Title Why did the Soviet Union collapse? : understanding historical change / Robert Strayer.

Imprint

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c1998.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	947.0854 St82w	---	Available

Description	xii, 219 p. : ill., 1 map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction : contexts and comparisons -- Legacies : the burdens of Russian and Soviet history -- Cracks in the foundation : the post-Stalin years -- Reviving Soviet socialism : the Gorbachev experiment -- Unintended consequences : economic crisis and social awakening -- Passing into history : the final act of the Soviet drama.
Subject	Soviet Union -- History -- 1985-1991.
	Soviet Union -- History -- Philosophy.
ISBN	076560003X (alk. paper)
	0765600048 (pbk. : alk. paper)