The shadow of war : Russia and the USSR, 1941 to the present /

"After enduring untold suffering and near total devastation, the Soviet Union emerged from the ashes of World War 2 as a superpower. Even now, the Great Patriotic War constitutes the country's single greatest source of national pride and identity--a defining moment in Russian history no le...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lovell, Stephen, 1972-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Series:	Blackwell history of Russia.
Subjects:	Soviet Union > History > 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 > Influence. Soviet Union > History > 1925-1953. Soviet Union > History > 1953-1985. Soviet Union > History > 1985-1991. Russia (Federation) > History > 1991-

Table of Contents:

Introduction: World War II and the remaking of the Soviet Union
Reform, reaction, revolution
From plan to market
Structures of society
Public and private
Center and periphery
National questions
Geopolitical imperatives
From isolationism to globalization
Conclusion: the second Russian revolution?