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Summary: user-friendly guide to the Soviet Union
Review: i bought this book for a class (minored in Russian History), and this book is more than a standard history text book.
point-by-point the motivation for the establishment of the Soviet Union is outlined with complete objectivity and very little 20-20 hindsight criticism. Kort explores every facet of the transition from complete autocracy to socialist society with great detail throughout every era from Stalin's failed 5-year plans to Gorbachev's perestroika which actually ended the existance of the USSR.
even for the casual history buff this is a great guide and insightful read.
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Summary: Very Informative
Review: I had to read this for a class that was taught by Kort himself. The book covers a lot of Russian history from the last days of the czars to Yeltsin. If you ever want to know some general history about Russia, then read this book.
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Summary: Very Informative
Review: I had to read this for a class that was taught by Kort himself. The book covers a lot of Russian history from the last days of the czars to Yeltsin. If you ever want to know some general history about Russia, then read this book.
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Summary: user-friendly guide to the Soviet Union
Review: like fellow reviewer Joshua Gaines, i bought this book for a class (minored in Russian History), and again i agree that this book is more than a standard history text book.point-by-point the motivation for the establishment of the Soviet Union is outlined with complete objectivity and very little 20-20 hindsight criticism. Kort explores every facet of the transition from complete autocracy to socialist society with great detail throughout every era from Stalin's failed 5-year plans to Gorbachev's perestroika which actually ended the existance of the USSR. even for the casual history buff this is a great guide and insightful read.
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Summary: Not just a textbook
Review: Like probably everyone who has read this, I bought it for a class. However, this book is unlike every other textbook I've read, in that it's actually *fun* to read. I'd probably have read it on my own had I known about it before.
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Summary: Not just a textbook
Review: Like probably everyone who has read this, I bought it for a class. However, this book is unlike every other textbook I've read, in that it's actually *fun* to read. I'd probably have read it on my own had I known about it before.
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