Shortest History of the Soviet Union

Hugely authoritative' TLS

'channels the pithy, punchy spirit of the great Norman Stone' SPECTATOR

'Close to a miracle… immensely readable' SLAVOJ ZIZEK

From Revolution and Lenin to Stalin's Terror, from the Great Patriotic War to Gorbachev, The Shortest History of the Soviet Union is a vivid account of the life and death of a unique empire, written by one of the world's foremost experts.
This is a masterpiece of history writing - essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this century as well as the last.