Product Description: Analyzes the nature of power in the USSR and its evolution since the Bolshevik Revolution. The main thrust of this work, however, is in tracing the fragmentation of power since Gorbachev introduced his reforms and examining the changes in the power structure as a result of perestroika...read more

Product Description: Since Gorbachev came to power much has happened in the Soviet Union. This book provides a comprehensive and composite analysis of the reforms that have taken place in the Soviet Union since 1985.

Product Description: The behaviour of many Poles towards the Jewish population during the Nazi occupation of Poland has always been a controversial issue. Although the Poles are supposed not to have collaborated with the invaders, there is evidence to show that in respect of the Jewish population, the behaviour of many Poles, including members of the underground, was far from exemplary...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The collapse of communism and the disintegration of the USSR created a new geo-political reality, a new international environment, and a new set of international relations. This book examines the factors that determine Russia's foreign policy, such as the economy and domestic politics...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)