Through sources and documents, this text places the Soviet experience in a historical and comparative context. The author fully introduces each source in this volume and provides commentary and analysis. Using eye-witness accounts, official documents and materials, it gives a historical overview of the Soviet Union from the revolution of 1906 to the fall of the regime.
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""When dealing with so vast a subject as the history of the Soviet Union, it is a formidable challenge indeed and Sakwa accomplishes it brilliantly.... Sakwa displays an impressive mastery of the documentary evidence of several generations of Russia's history, and his selections are informed by a dispassionate and judicious outlook on its triumphs and failures..""-Donald Senese, "Canadian Journal of History
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