Soviet Baby Boomers
Author | : Donald J. Raleigh |
Publisher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 435 |
Release | : 2012-01-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199744343 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199744343 |
Rating | : 4/5 (343 Downloads) |
Download or read book Soviet Baby Boomers written by Donald J. Raleigh and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soviet Baby Boomers traces the collapse of the Soviet Union and the transformation of Russia into a modern, highly literate, urban society through the life stories of the country's first post-World War II, Cold War generation. Illuminating a critical generation of people who had remained largely faceless up until now, the book reveals what it meant to "live Soviet" during the twilight of the Soviet empire.