A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to its Legacy
                                
                                
                             
                            
                         
                            
                            
                        This accessible textbook examines political, social, and cultural developments in the Soviet Union - from the revolution, through the years of the New Economic Policies, and into the Stalinist order and the post-Soviet period. The third edition includes substantial new material, discussing the challenges Russia faces in the era of Putin.