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A review by haraldg
Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union by Vladislav M. Zubok, David de Vries
4.0
A detailed cronicle of the top level political events leading to the breakup of the Soviet Union from c1983-1991.
Zubok's emphasis on how the unintended consequences og Gorbatchev's reforms, and the personal power struggles with Yeltsin led to the disintegration. Gorbatchev is portrayed as divided: His domestic policies were based on totally unrealistic ideological assumptions, in his foreign policy the same visionary ideas lead to liberation of Eastern Europe.
Zubok's emphasis on how the unintended consequences og Gorbatchev's reforms, and the personal power struggles with Yeltsin led to the disintegration. Gorbatchev is portrayed as divided: His domestic policies were based on totally unrealistic ideological assumptions, in his foreign policy the same visionary ideas lead to liberation of Eastern Europe.