MARPLES David R <br/><br/>
The collapse of the Soviet Union, 1985-1991 / 
David R Marples 
 - London :  Longman ,  2004 
 - xxi, 163 p. 
 - Seminar studies in history .
<br/><br/> Rising nationalism, urgently needed economic reforms, and a power struggle between Gorbachev and Yeltsin are suggested as more plausible causes of the collapse of the USSR than the often cited arms race and Cold War. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0582505992 (pbk) :  20.00 USD 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>SOVIET UNION--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT<br/>SOVIET UNION--ECONOMICS