Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union

Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union

A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union— showing how Gorbachev’s misguided reforms led to its demise.

In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the Unite…

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