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100 1 _aMARPLES David R
245 _aThe collapse of the Soviet Union, 1985-1991 /
_cDavid R Marples
260 _aLondon :
_bLongman ,
_c2004
300 _axxi, 163 p.
520 _aRising 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.
650 _aSOVIET UNION
_xPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650 _aSOVIET UNION
_xECONOMICS
440 _aSeminar studies in history
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