{"product_id":"the-shortest-history-of-the-soviet-union","title":"The Shortest History of the Soviet Union","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe U.S.S.R. A nation that arrived in the world accidentally, and departed unexpectedly. Over a century after the Russian Revolution, the tumultuous history of the Soviet Union continues to fascinate us and influence global politics.\u003cbr\u003eFrom revolution and Lenin to Stalin’s Terror, from World War II to glasnost, this is an authoritative distillation of 75 years of communist rule, and the disintegration of an empire.\u003cbr\u003eFitzpatrick charts the fate of countries often left out of Soviet histories, gives vivid portraits of key figures, and traces the aftermath of the regime’s sudden collapse. She explores the rise of the oligarchs, the rebirth of the Church and the enigmatic figure of Vladimir a Soviet creation but no Soviet nostalgic. Lastly, she considers the future of Communism. Who still worships Marx and Lenin? What lessons has today’s superpower, China, learned from yesterday’s Soviet failure?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublished: UK, 2023\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Old Street\u003cbr\u003ePages: 244\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9781913083403\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 1913083403\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheila Fitzpatrick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45260448366858,"sku":"","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9781913083403.jpg?v=1709213374","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/the-shortest-history-of-the-soviet-union","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}