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Argues that Western interpretations of the Cold War have erred by exaggerating either the Kremlin's pragmatism or its aggressiveness. Explaining the interests, aspirations, illusions, fears, and misperceptions of the Kremlin leaders and Soviet elites, this book covers the Cold War from the Soviet side.

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"Draw[s] on abundant new primary sources to refine our understanding of the Cold War, turning it from a melodrama into a nuanced tragedy....Zubok reveals the full extent of Stalin's brutal post - World War II suppression of the Soviet people." - Washington Post Book World"

A Failed Empire The Soviet Union in the Cold War

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    A Paperback by Vladislav M. Zubok

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      Publisher MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina
      Published 2/28/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780807859582
      978-0807859582
      ISBN-10 0807859583
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      Far-left political ideologies and movements

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      Book Synopsis
      Argues that Western interpretations of the Cold War have erred by exaggerating either the Kremlin's pragmatism or its aggressiveness. Explaining the interests, aspirations, illusions, fears, and misperceptions of the Kremlin leaders and Soviet elites, this book covers the Cold War from the Soviet side.

      Trade Review
      "Draw[s] on abundant new primary sources to refine our understanding of the Cold War, turning it from a melodrama into a nuanced tragedy....Zubok reveals the full extent of Stalin's brutal post - World War II suppression of the Soviet people." - Washington Post Book World"

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