Soviet History Books

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Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,624 ratings — published
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Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,309 ratings — published 1999
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The Road to Terror: Stalin and the Self-Destruction of the Bolsheviks, 1932-1939 The Road to Terror: Stalin and the Self-Destruction of the Bolsheviks, 1932-1939 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.00 — 203 ratings — published 1999
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The Russian Revolution 1917-1932 The Russian Revolution 1917-1932 (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,547 ratings — published 1982
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Gulag: A History Gulag: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.28 — 12,996 ratings — published 2003
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A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924 A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924 (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.37 — 5,770 ratings — published 1996
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Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.38 — 499 ratings — published 2004
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Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.26 — 5,249 ratings — published 1994
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The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged) The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
by (shelved 10 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.33 — 33,949 ratings — published 1973
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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.46 — 21,197 ratings — published 2013
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Magnetic Mountain: Stalinism as a Civilization Magnetic Mountain: Stalinism as a Civilization (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.16 — 390 ratings — published 1995
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The Industrialisation of Soviet Russia, Volume 5: The Years of Hunger: Soviet Agriculture 1931-1933 The Industrialisation of Soviet Russia, Volume 5: The Years of Hunger: Soviet Agriculture 1931-1933 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.64 — 22 ratings — published 2004
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.37 — 62,223 ratings — published 2019
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Stalin: Waiting for Hitler 1929-1941 Stalin: Waiting for Hitler 1929-1941 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,580 ratings — published 2017
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Khrushchev Lied Khrushchev Lied (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 164 ratings — published 2011
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Red Plenty Red Plenty (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,425 ratings — published 2010
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Ten Days that Shook the World Ten Days that Shook the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 7,633 ratings — published 1919
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Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse, 1970-2000 Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse, 1970-2000 (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,413 ratings — published 2001
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The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 886 ratings — published 1986
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Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,067 ratings — published 2021
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October: The Story of the Russian Revolution October: The Story of the Russian Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,683 ratings — published 2017
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The Soviet Century The Soviet Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 504 ratings — published 2005
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Everything was Forever, Until it was No More: The Last Soviet Generation Everything was Forever, Until it was No More: The Last Soviet Generation (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.16 — 797 ratings — published 2005
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The Great Terror: A Reassessment The Great Terror: A Reassessment (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,197 ratings — published 1968
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Farm to Factory: A Reinterpretation of the Soviet Industrial Revolution Farm to Factory: A Reinterpretation of the Soviet Industrial Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 123 ratings — published 2003
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Revolutionary Dreams: Utopian Vision and Experimental Life in the Russian Revolution Revolutionary Dreams: Utopian Vision and Experimental Life in the Russian Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.12 — 152 ratings — published 1988
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Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution: A Political Biography, 1888-1938 Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution: A Political Biography, 1888-1938 (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 294 ratings — published 1973
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.39 — 19,132 ratings — published 2010
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Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.14 — 12,807 ratings — published 2003
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An Economic History of the USSR An Economic History of the USSR (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 3.93 — 153 ratings — published 1969
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Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.39 — 9,016 ratings — published 2017
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Another View of Stalin Another View of Stalin (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.01 — 382 ratings — published 1994
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The Soviet Experiment: Russia, the USSR, and the Successor States The Soviet Experiment: Russia, the USSR, and the Successor States (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 3.88 — 451 ratings — published 1997
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The Revolution Betrayed The Revolution Betrayed (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,008 ratings — published 1937
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Lenin: A Biography Lenin: A Biography (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,803 ratings — published 2000
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The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,127 ratings — published 2007
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The Shortest History of the Soviet Union The Shortest History of the Soviet Union (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,388 ratings — published 2022
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Blood Lies Blood Lies (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 86 ratings — published 2014
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Fraud, Famine and Fascism: The Ukrainian Genocide Myth from Hitler to Harvard Fraud, Famine and Fascism: The Ukrainian Genocide Myth from Hitler to Harvard (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 3.80 — 204 ratings — published 1987
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Stalin: The History and Critique of a Black Legend Stalin: The History and Critique of a Black Legend (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.37 — 819 ratings — published 2008
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War's Unwomanly Face War's Unwomanly Face (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.51 — 37,943 ratings — published 1983
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Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.23 — 11,200 ratings — published 2018
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Soviet Democracy Soviet Democracy (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.25 — 110 ratings — published 1937
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Human Rights in the Soviet Union: Including Comparisons with the U.S.A. Human Rights in the Soviet Union: Including Comparisons with the U.S.A. (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.45 — 74 ratings — published 1984
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Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,151 ratings — published 2012
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The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.46 — 228 ratings — published 1976
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Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,939 ratings — published 2005
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Stalin Stalin (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as soviet-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,154 ratings — published 2004
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Mark   Ellis
“Ivan, the Russian sharpshooter, was sitting, gun in hand, behind one of Borg’s men on a motorbike further down South Eaton Place. The wooden barriers, the parked lorry and the elderly gentleman with the stick were all part of Isaac Walsh’s plan, aimed at hampering the policemen and giving Abbott a chance to escape.”
Mark Ellis, Death of an Officer

Grover Furr
“Krushchev himself is 'revealed' not as an honest communist but instead as a political leader seeking personal advantage while hiding behind an official persona of idealism and probity, a type familiar in capitalist countries. Taking into account his murder of Beria and the men executed as 'Beria's gang' in 1953, he seems worse still - a political thug. Krushchev was guilty IN REALITY of the kinds of crimes he DELIBERATELY AND FALSELY accused Stalin of in the 'Secret Speech'.”
Grover Furr, Khrushchev Lied

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