The rise and fall of the Soviet Empire

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Title:

Author:

Pearson, Raymond.

ISBN:

9780312174071

9780312174057

9780333606285

9780333606278

Personal Author:

Pearson, Raymond.

Publication Information:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Physical Description:

xix, 194 p. : map ; 23 cm.

Series:

Studies in contemporary history

Studies in contemporary history (New York, N.Y.)

Contents:

Map: Russia and Eastern Europe, 1992 -- 1. YALTA 1945: Liberation or Occupation? -- 2. BELGRADE 1948: Cold War Empire -- 3. BUDAPEST 1956: Thaw and Refreeze -- 4. PRAGUE 1968: Spring and Fall -- 5. GDANSK 1980: Stagnation to Solidarity -- 6. BERLIN 1989: Decolonisation of the Outer Empire -- 7. MOSCOW 1991: Disintegration of the Inner Empire -- 8. The Last Empire?

Geographic Term:

Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.

Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1945-1991.

Electronic Access:

Book review (H-Net) http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0a3u8-aa

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Summary

Raymond Pearson describes and explains the creation, maintenance and eventual demise of the Soviet regime across post-1945 Eastern Europe, setting the so-called 'Soviet Empire' within the broader context of global imperialism and decolonisation.