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The Last Empire

By Serhii Plokhy

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The Last Empire

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World-renowned historian Serhii Plokhy presents a profoundly original, page-turning account of the Soviet Union's collapse BY THE AUTHOR OF CHERNOBYL: HISTORY OF A TRAGEDY, WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2018 WINNER OF THE PUSHKIN HOUSE RUSSIAN BOOK PRIZE 2015 On Christmas Day 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union. By the next day the USSR was officially no more and the USA had emerged as the world's sole superpower. Award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy presents a page-turning account of the preceding five months of drama, filled with failed coups d'état and political intrigue. Honing in on this previously disregarded but crucial period and using recently declassified documents and original interviews with key participants, he shatters the established myths of 1991 and presents a bold new interpretation of the Soviet Union's final months. Plokhy argues that contrary to the triumphalist Western narrative, George H. W. Bush desperately wanted to preserve the Soviet Union and keep Gorbachev in power, and that it was Ukraine and not the US that played the key role in the collapse of the Soviet Union. The consequences of those five months and the myth-making that has since surrounded them are still being felt in Crimea, Russia, the US, and Europe today. With its spellbinding narrative and strikingly fresh perspective, The Last Empire is the essential account of one of the most important watershed periods in world history, and is indispensable reading for anyone seeking to make sense of international politics today. *** 'Fascinating and readable... Beautifully written.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Written like a good thriller, The Last Empire recounts how chance events and quirky personalities led within a few months in 1991 to the disintegration of the empire built and maintained by generations.' GUARDIAN 'Wonderfully well-written... bracing and timely... well worth reading.' THE TIMES
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
488
Release Date:
2015-05-07
Publication Date:
2015-05-07
Publisher:
Oneworld Publications
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1780746466
ISBN13:
9781780746463
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
401 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
195 cm
Thickness:
38 cm
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