{"product_id":"the-soviet-colossus-history-and-aftermath-paperback","title":"The Soviet Colossus: History and Aftermath - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael G. Kort\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Soviet Colossus\u003c\/em\u003e revisits turning points in Russia's modern history from the fall of the tsarist regime to modern day, covering such topics as the Revolutions and rise of Bolshevism, and the policies of key political figures including Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev Vladimir Putin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael G. Kort\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Social Science in the College of General Studies at Boston University, USA, and has been a fellow of the Russian Research Center at Harvard University, USA. In addition to his work on Soviet history, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Guide to the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Guide to Hiroshima and the Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Russia\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eThe Vietnam War Reexamined\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), and co-author of \u003ci\u003eModernization and Revolution in China\u003c\/i\u003e (5th ed. 2018). He has written more than a dozen books for young adults, including biographies of Nikita Khrushchev and Mikhail Gorbachev, a history of the Cold War, and a history of Marxism. The first edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Soviet Colossus\u003c\/i\u003e was an alternate selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 522\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50392576196845,"sku":"9780815399216","price":108.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/Z_KmXx5LrE9780815399216.webp?v=1785826206","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-soviet-colossus-history-and-aftermath-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}