{"product_id":"collapse-the-fall-of-the-soviet-union-paperback","title":"Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVladislav M. Zubok\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union--showing how Gorbachev's misguided reforms led to its demise \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A deeply informed account of how the Soviet Union fell apart.\"--Rodric Braithwaite, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[A] masterly analysis.\"--Joshua Rubenstein, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations. By 1991, it had an army four million strong with five thousand nuclear-tipped missiles and was the second biggest producer of oil in the world. But soon afterward the union sank into an economic crisis and was torn apart by nationalist separatism. Its collapse was one of the seismic shifts of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thirty years on, Vladislav Zubok offers a major reinterpretation of the final years of the USSR, refuting the notion that the breakup of the Soviet order was inevitable. Instead, Zubok reveals how Gorbachev's misguided reforms, intended to modernize and democratize the Soviet Union, deprived the government of resources and empowered separatism. \u003ci\u003eCollapse\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on Russian democratic populism, the Baltic struggle for independence, the crisis of Soviet finances--and the fragility of authoritarian state power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVladislav M. Zubok\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of international history at the London School of Economics and Political Science and author of \u003ci\u003eA Failed Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZhivago's Children\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Russia\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a finalist for the 2022 Cundill History Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.97 x 8.27 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519960412467,"sku":"9780300268171","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/azNnb05DRTZLRzVvblM0U0lHVzJhQT09.webp?v=1760514919","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/collapse-the-fall-of-the-soviet-union-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}