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The grand failure:

the birth and death of communism in the twentieth century
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Charles Scribners's Sons, 1989 - Business & Economics - 278 pages
Dramatic changes are taking place today in the Soviet Union. From this exploration of "glasnost", Brzezinski shapes his argument--namely, that communism as it exists now in Russia cannot survive.

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What would you say if in 1989, 3 years into Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev's reign as General Secretary of the Communist Party and 3 years before the collapse of the USSR, a man wrote a book called ... Read full review

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I purchased and read this book in hardback back when it was new - I ran across it tonight in my library and I'd say it's one of the all time more enjoyable books I've ever read. Particularly for when ... Read full review

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