{"product_id":"khrushchev-william-taubman-9780393324846","title":"Khrushchev: The Man and His Era","description":"The definitive biography of the mercurial Soviet leader who succeeded and denounced Stalin. Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth century. Ruler of the Soviet Union during the first decade after Stalin's death, Khrushchev left a contradictory stamp on his country and on the world. His life and career mirror the Soviet experience: revolution, civil war, famine, collectivization, industrialization, terror, world war, cold war, Stalinism, post-Stalinism. Complicit in terrible Stalinist crimes, Khrushchev nevertheless retained his humanity: his daring attempt to reform communism prepared the ground for its eventual collapse; and his awkward efforts to ease the cold war triggered its most dangerous crises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the first comprehensive biography of Khrushchev and the first of any Soviet leader to reflect the full range of sources that have become available since the USSR collapsed. Combining a page-turning historical narrative with penetrating political and psychological analysis, this book brims with the life and excitement of a man whose story personified his era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Taubman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393324842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393324846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.16w x 1.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/18\/2004 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/28\/2004 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017 pg. 52","brand":"William Taubman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049468784895,"sku":"9780393324846","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f2e4458-d3f6-41bf-b92c-dc07317a388a.jpg?v=1685001673","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/khrushchev-william-taubman-9780393324846","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}