This classic history of the USSR from 1917 to its fall is "a master class i n understanding the structures and intricate workings of the Soviet system" (Ian Kershaw, historian and Hitler biographer). Today, the Soviet Union remains the most extraordinary but tragic attempt t o create a society beyond capitalism. Yet its history was one that for a lo ng time proved impossible to write. In The Soviet Century, Moshe Lewin follows this history in all its complexi ty, guiding us through the inner workings of a system which is still barely understood. In the process, he overturns widely held beliefs... View More...
