Years of Russia: The USSR and the Collapse of Soviet Communism

Years of Russia: The USSR and the Collapse of Soviet Communism by Evans, David. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780340966617.

This title is a new edition of Years of Russia and the USSR, which charts Russian history from the reign of Alexander II through to the eventual fall of communism and the break up of the Soviet Union. It examines the political, social and economic impact of Nicholas IIs reign, the First World War and the subsequent revolution. It then goes on to look at Bolshevik and Stalinist Russia before going on to discuss Khrushchevs policy of de- Stalinisation and the years of stagnation and reform.