Publisher's Synopsis
"The Soviet Colossus" is an introduction to 20th century Soviet history, within the context of Russian history as a whole. Beginning with an account of life in Russia under the Tsar, Kort goes on to show how Bolschevism produced the strong central bureaucracy characteristic of the Soviet Union today. This second edition, revised and updated, offers insights into the Andropov and Chernenko regimes as well as a discussion of Gorbachev's place in the continuum of Russian and Soviet history.
