The Soviet Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia, 1917-1991

Stock Code:
BAE4985
Price:
$35.00

Description

The Soviet Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia, 1917-1991 by Martin E. Malia. 'Traces the development of communism in the former Soviet Union from Lenin to the advent of Gorbachev, arguing that communism's failure was not the result of faulty execution but of the idea that society could be improved using force. "Soviet history is now for the first time really history, and this closure at last permits us to see the pattern or 'logic' of its life course. . . What follows, therefore, is first of all a survey narrative of the evolution of Sovietism over seventy-four years as the system moved from its origins to its end. . . For we did not perceive that phenomenon directly, but only as through a glass darkly. This was so in part because until the end Soviet reality was indeed a well-kept secret, and in part because its universalistic socialist pretensions made it an object of perturbing attraction or repulsion to the rest of the planet." A HEAVY BOOK THAT WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FREIGHT.

Details

  • Author:
    Malia, Martin
  • Book Condition:
    Very Good
  • Publisher:
    The Free Press Simon&Schuster
  • Edition:
    Reprint
  • Jacket Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Binding:
    Hard Cover
  • Location:
    P5
  • ISBN:
    0029197953
  • Size:
    4to
  • Pages:
    575
  • Publish Date:
    1994
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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