This work is a comprehensive history of the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia, using World War II (the "Great Patriotic War") as a central lens to understand the country's development through the early 21st century. Key Themes & Structure
The full title is , written by historian Stephen Lovell and published by Wiley-Blackwell . The Shadow of War: Russia and the USSR, 1941 to...
Instead of a strictly chronological timeline, the book employs a to explore how the legacy of 1941 shaped subsequent decades: This work is a comprehensive history of the