Summary
The author of several groundbreaking and controversial works on Russian history, Richard Pipes has written an invaluable book for anyone who wishes to understand the complicated events taking place in Russia today.It is my considered judgement that, had it not been for the Russian Revolution, there would very likely have been no National Socialism; probably no Second World War and no decolonization; and certainly no Cold War, which one dominated our lives. I will attempt here to distill the e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780712673624 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0712673628 |
| Author: | Richard Pipes |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Imprint: | Pimlico |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 27 February 1998 |
| Weight: | 114g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm x 6mm |
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One of America’s great historians.
“One of America’s great historians.” Washington Post Book World “Pipes is not a mere communicator of facts but a philosopher examining the deeper, broader trends beneath the surface of history.” San Francisco Chronicle
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Richard Pipes
In 1981-82 Richard Pipes served as President Reagan’s National Security Council advisor on Soviet and East European affairs, and is presently the Baird Professor of History at Harvard University.
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