Héléne Carrére d'Encausse

Introduction 1 i he Soviet Union is not a country like others, but almost a continent, where Europe and Asia meet. And it is not a nation so much as an empire, in a world where empires are fading away. In short, it is not the "State of workers and peasants" it claims to be. The truth is that it...

Introduction The Soviet Union is not a country Hke others, but almost a continent, where Europe and Asia meet. And it is not a nation SO much as an empire, in a world where empires are fading away. In short, it is not the "State of workers and peasants" it claims to be. The truth is that it is...