THE USSR. The story of a great power. 1922-1991

The book traces the main events of the socio-political and socio-economic history of the USSR from education in 1922 to destruction in 1991 identified the ideological foundations of the country"s domestic and foreign policy, factors and causes of development, which ended with an attempt to restructure and the collapse of the great state. Topics that were not previously covered (circumstances of the formation and destruction of the USSR, the creation of Soviet atomic weapons, dissidentism, national and confessional policy) are included. The tab with photographs of historical figures, the tables of the main indicators of the country"s development, the expanded named index for 1860 historical figures mentioned in the text, the extensive list of recent literature (820 items) - all this facilitates the assimilation of the material and further appeal to the issues raised in the book.
The book can serve as a good manual at the general history of Russia-XXI centuries. and special courses on the history of the USSR 1922-1991. For students and teachers of higher educational institutions of the historical profile and for all those who are interested in the latest history of Russia.
2nd edition, processed and supplemented