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The main architect of the concept of perestroika under Gorbachev, Alexander Yakovlev played a unique role in the transformation of the Soviet Union. Now, drawing on his own experiences and on his privileged access to state and Party archives, he reflects on the evils of the system that shaped the country he loves.

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"Among the best 250 pages you will ever read on Stalin." Simon Sebag Montefiore, Sunday Times "A searing book." Bill Keller, New York Times; "Well documented... Yakovlev provides a systematic and keenly insightful analysis of the Bolshevik Revolution and the Soviet system up to its collapse. This is a book that deserves to be widely read." Aurel Braun, Globe and Mail (Toronto); "The quest for truth and justice erupts with explosive force in this book." David Pryce-Jones, National Review; "A fierce, raging indictment of the Soviet system." Virginia Quarterly Review"

A Century of Violence in Soviet Russia

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    A Paperback by Alexander N Yakovlev, Anthony Austin, Paul Hollander

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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: 5/18/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780300103229, 978-0300103229
      ISBN10: 0300103220

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      Book Synopsis
      The main architect of the concept of perestroika under Gorbachev, Alexander Yakovlev played a unique role in the transformation of the Soviet Union. Now, drawing on his own experiences and on his privileged access to state and Party archives, he reflects on the evils of the system that shaped the country he loves.

      Trade Review
      "Among the best 250 pages you will ever read on Stalin." Simon Sebag Montefiore, Sunday Times "A searing book." Bill Keller, New York Times; "Well documented... Yakovlev provides a systematic and keenly insightful analysis of the Bolshevik Revolution and the Soviet system up to its collapse. This is a book that deserves to be widely read." Aurel Braun, Globe and Mail (Toronto); "The quest for truth and justice erupts with explosive force in this book." David Pryce-Jones, National Review; "A fierce, raging indictment of the Soviet system." Virginia Quarterly Review"

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