Sebestyen, Victor, (1956-)

Revolution 1989 : the fall of the Soviet empire / Victor Sebestyen. - 1st Vintage books ed. - New York : Pantheon Books, 2010, c2009. - xxi, 451 p. [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-428) and index.

Documents the collapse of the Soviet Union's European empire (East Germany, Poland, Czechoslvakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria) and the transition of each to independent states, drawing on interviews and newly uncovered archival material to offer insight into 1989's rapid changes and the USSR's minimal resistance.

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Soviet Union--Politics and government--1985-1991.
Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1989-
Europe, Central--Politics and government--1989-

საგნობრივი რუბრიკები:
Revolution 1989 : The Fall of the Soviet Empire
რევოლუცია 1989 : საბჭოთა იმპერიის დაცემა
Революция 1989 : Падение Советской империи

DK288 / .S393 2010

UDC: 94(470) S-44