The Last Empire: Final Days Of Soviet Union Serhii Plokhy Oneworld Publications Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

By The Author Of Chernobyl: History A Tragedy Winner Baillie Gifford Prize 2018 Pushkin House Russian Book 2015 On Christmas Day 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev Resigned As President Soviet Union Next Ussr Was Officially No More And Usa Had Emerged World’s Sole Superpower Award-Winning Historian Serhii Plokhy Presents Page-Turning Account Preceding Five Months Drama Filled With Failed Coups D’état Political Intrigue Honing In This Previously Disregarded But Crucial Period Using Recently Declassified Documents Original Interviews Key Participants He Shatters Established Myths Bold New Interpretation Union’s Final Argues That Contrary To Triumphalist Western Narrative George H W Bush Desperately Wanted Preserve Keep Power It Ukraine Not Us Played Role Collapse Consequences Those Myth-Making Has Since Surrounded Them Are Still Being Felt Crimea Russia Europe Today Its Spellbinding Strikingly Fresh Perspective Last Empire Is Essential One Most Important Watershed Periods World Indispensable Reading For Anyone Seeking Make Sense International Politics Σελίδες: 528 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm