Vladislav Zubok: 3 books
The Idea of Russia
The Life and Work of Dmitry Likhachev
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
Dmitry Likhachev (1906-1999) was one of the most prominent Russian intellectuals of the twentieth century. His life spanned virtually the entire century – a tumultuous period which saw Russia move from Tsarist rule under Nicholas II via the Russian Revolution and Civil War into seven decades of...
Masterpieces of History
The Peaceful End of the Cold War in Europe, 1989
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2018
Twenty years in the making, this collection presents 122 top-level Soviet, European and American records on the superpowers' role in the annus mirabilis of 1989. Consisting of Politburo minutes; diary entries from Gorbachev's senior aide, Anatoly Chernyaev; meeting notes and private communications...
A Failed Empire
The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
In this widely praised book, Vladislav Zubok argues that Western interpretations of the Cold War have erred by exaggerating either the Kremlin's pragmatism or its aggressiveness. Explaining the interests, aspirations, illusions, fears, and misperceptions of the Kremlin leaders and Soviet elites, Zubok...