{"product_id":"the-soviet-tragedy-martin-malia-9780684823133","title":"The Soviet Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia, 1917-1991","description":"\"\u003ci\u003eThe Soviet Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential coda to the literature of Soviet studies...Insofar as [he] returns the power of ideology to its central place in Soviet history, Malia has made an enormous contribution. He has written the history of a utopian illusion and the tragic consequences it had for the people of the Soviet Union and the world.\" \u003cbr\u003e -- David Remnick, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"In Martin Malia, the Soviet Union had one of its most acute observers. With this book, it may well have found the cornerstone of its history.\" \u003cbr\u003e -- Francois Furet, author of \u003ci\u003eInterpreting the French Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Soviet Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e offers the most thorough scholarly analysis of the Communist phenomenon that we are likely to get for a long while to come...Malia states that his narrative is intended 'to substantiate the basic argument, ' and this is certainly an argumentative book, which drives its thesis home with hammer blows. On this breathtaking journey, Malia is a witty and often brilliantly penetrating guide. He has much wisdom to impart.\" \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This is history at the high level, well deployed factually, but particularly worthwhile in the philosophical and political context -- at once a view and an overview.\" \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Malia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0684823136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684823133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.09h x 6.03w x 1.39d","brand":"Martin Malia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047771697407,"sku":"9780684823133","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec16ede7-79b1-43c0-8c78-266b2d9242b5.jpg?v=1684992091","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-soviet-tragedy-martin-malia-9780684823133","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}