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Seven Years that Changed the World: Perestroika in Perspective

by Archie Brown

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A rigorously argued and lively interpretation of the transformation of the Soviet system, written by a leading authority on Soviet politics, this book draws on new archival sources and puts perestroika in fresh perspective.

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Archie Brown is Emeritus Professor of Politics at Oxford University and an Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College Oxford.

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Important places: USSR
Important events: Perestroika

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Languages: English, French
Media: Paper, Ebook
ISBNs: 4
ASINs: 1

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Published: 2007
Genres: History, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 947.085
LCC: DK288 .B763

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