Russia: Hopes And Fears
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work of political journalism and social commentary, Russia: Hopes and Fears presents an intimate and authoritative portrait of the Soviet Union during one of its most complex and contradictory periods. Written by Alexander Werth — a seasoned war correspondent and Russia expert who reported from Moscow through World War II — this work chronicles the mood, aspirations, and anxieties of ordinary Soviet citizens and the political elite alike in the post-Khrushchev era of the late 1960s. Werth draws on decades of firsthand experience to argue that the Soviet people harboured genuine hopes for reform and improved living standards, even as the Kremlin's rigid bureaucracy and Cold War tensions kept those hopes in check. With the cool, measured authority of a seasoned observer, the book illustrates the profound tension between the human desire for freedom and the iron constraints of the Soviet system, offering Western readers a rare, nuanced view behind the Iron Curtain.
Author: Alexander Werth
Format: Paperback
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work of political journalism and social commentary, Russia: Hopes and Fears presents an intimate and authoritative portrait of the Soviet Union during one of its most complex and contradictory periods. Written by Alexander Werth — a seasoned war correspondent and Russia expert who reported from Moscow through World War II — this work chronicles the mood, aspirations, and anxieties of ordinary Soviet citizens and the political elite alike in the post-Khrushchev era of the late 1960s. Werth draws on decades of firsthand experience to argue that the Soviet people harboured genuine hopes for reform and improved living standards, even as the Kremlin's rigid bureaucracy and Cold War tensions kept those hopes in check. With the cool, measured authority of a seasoned observer, the book illustrates the profound tension between the human desire for freedom and the iron constraints of the Soviet system, offering Western readers a rare, nuanced view behind the Iron Curtain.