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Autore |
Marples David R. |
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Titolo |
The collapse of the Soviet Union : 1985-1991 / / David R. Marples |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-315-83614-9 |
1-317-86998-2 |
1-317-86999-0 |
1-281-34718-3 |
9786611347185 |
1-4058-9857-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxi, 170 p. ) : maps ; |
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Collana |
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Seminar Studies in History |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soviet Union Politics and government 1985-1991 |
Soviet Union Economic conditions 1985-1991 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2004 by Pearson Education Limited. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Gorbachev comes to power. Political overview ; Glasnost ; Social, environmental and nuclear power issues -- Perestroika in action. The economy, 1985-90 ; Foreign policy -- The national question. The submerged dilemma ; Nagorno-Karabakh ; The Baltic states ; Georgia, Ukraine, and Belarus ; The Plenum on national policy, September 1989 -- Domestic politics, 1989 to mid-August 1991. The Congress of Peoples Deputies and new presidency ; The 28th Party Congress and aftermath ; The referendum of 17 March 1991 ; Toward a new Union Treaty -- The Putsch and the collapse of the USSR. The Putsch, 18-21 August 1991 ; Administrative changes ; The failure of the Union Treaty ; Yeltsin consolidates his power ; The Belavezha Agreement -- Why did the Soviet Union Collapse? -- Glossary -- Who's who. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The collapse of the Soviet Union has widely been seen as the reult of the arms race and Cold War, and the failure of the Soviet side to keep pace with new technology. This is an accessible guide to the key events surrounding the disintegration of the USSR. |
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