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020			_a9780199238484
082			_a947.084 LOV
100			_aLovell, Stephen
245			_aSoviet Union : A Very Short Introduction
260			_aOxford _bOxford University Press _c2009
300			_a151
440			_aVery Short Introductions
520			_aAlmost twenty years after the Soviet Unions' end, what are we to make of its existence? Was it a heroic experiment, an unmitigated disaster, or a viable if flawed response to the modern world? Taking a fresh approach to the study of the Soviet Union, this Very Short Introduction blends political history with an investigation into the society and culture at the time. Stephen Lovell examines aspects of patriotism, political violence, poverty, and ideology; and provides answers to some of the big questions about the Soviet experience.
650			_aRussian & Slavic History
650			_a1917-1953
650			_aSoviet regime
650			_aHistory
650			_aPolitics and Government
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