Langley, Andrew.

The collapse of the Soviet Union : the end of an empire / by Andrew Langley. - Minneapolis, Minn. : Compass Point Books, c2007. - 96 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-93) and index.

The coup that failed -- The communist triumph -- Behind the iron curtain -- Enter Gorbachev -- The fall of the iron curtain -- Breaking up -- Russia after communism -- The Soviet collapse and the world.

Discusses how the collapse of the Soviet Union changed politics.

ISBN: 0756520096 9780756520090

Source: 1258662 QBI

LCCN: 2006003003

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Post-communism.
International Baccalaureate

LC Class. No.: DK266 / .L315 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 947.085/4