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Moscow's Heavy Shadow : The Violent Collapse of the USSR
Title
Moscow's Heavy Shadow : The Violent Collapse of the USSR / Isaac McKean Scarborough.
ISBN
9781501771033
9781501771026
9781501771040
Publication
Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2023.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2023
Copyright Notice Date
©2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (294 pages): maps (black and white)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"This book describes the collapse of the Soviet Union from the perspective of Tajikistan, emphasizing the violence and economic degradation endemic in the final years of the USSR (1985-1991)"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE complete collection 2023.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 26, 2023
Contents
Introduction: The Long Road to Violence
The Periphery before Perestroika
Moscow Promotes Perestroika
The Winds of Perestroika Drift South
1989: The Center Cannot Hold
The Harsh Reckoning of February 1990
The "Calm" before the Storm: March 1990-July 1991
Slouching towards Independence
The Short Road to War
Conclusion: War.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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Project Muse. distributor
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