A comprehensive reference guide, this volume examines the leading political, economic, cultural, military, scientific and sporting personalities of Russia and the Soviet Union from 1900 to 1996.

The Afghan crisis has grabbed the attention of the entire world, and underlined the desperate need in the West for a better understanding of the region and its challenges in the face of increasingly militant interpretations of Islam. Covering Afghanistan and the Islamic crescent of ex-Soviet republics - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan - Martin McCauley draws on his vast knowledge of the region to provide a clear introduction to its history and its people.

In this book specialists address the main problems facing Gorbachev and are cautiously optimistic about his chances of modernising the USSR. It is absolutely essential that results in 1986 and 1987 are good otherwise he will face failure. He has been faced with serious problems in coming to power; how has he fared?

This well-established textbook provides a survey of the Soviet Union from its birth to its death. Including chapters on the New Economic Policy and World War II, the book focuses on the political, social, economic and religious developments to give a complete account of the Soviet years.

This new Companion by a leading historian of Russian history will be greatly welcomed by all those studying and teaching Russian history and politics. The book covers the period 1914 to the modern day: the twilight years of Tsarist Russia, communist Russia and new Russia. Not only is a vast amount of material brought together in an accessible, reader-friendly form but much of the material is published for the first time.

This selection of documents traces the process of modernization which took place in Russia between 1856 and 1881. Political, social and economic developments are dealt with in thematic sections and the documents also show the growth of the revolutionary movement and conservative attempts to quell it.

Trecerea de la comunism la capitalism, la inceputul anilor `90, a dat frau liber devalizarii Rusiei de catre "banditii voiajori", marii afaceristi si oligarhi. Acestia au reusit sa-l influenteze pe presedintele Eltin si guvernul sau, reusind in scurt timp sa modeleze politica in functie de propriile interese.Martin McCauley examineaza aceasta perioada prin prisma guvernului, inclusiv a guvernului din umbra al lui Eltin, prin prisma fortelor armate, politiei, securitatii si a serviciilor de...

In this study all aspects of the Khrushchev era: are explored, including reforms in agriculture, economic policy, crises in Eastern Europe, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, de-Stalinisation and Khrushchev's attempts to reform the Communist Party.

To explain why Russia took the course it did, McCauley examines the period through the prism of government, including Yeltsin's shadow government, and looks at the military, police, security and intelligence services.