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The Shortest History of the Soviet Union by Sheila Fitzpatrick Jeff Buckley ‘It’s hard to believe aSoviet Russia arrived in the world accidentally and departed unexpectedly. More than a hundred years after the Russian Revolution, the tumultuous history of the Soviet Union continues to fascinate us and influence global politics. Here is an irresistible entree to a sweeping history. From revolution and Lenin to Stalins Great Terror, from World War II to Gorbachevs perestroika policies, this is a lively, authoritative distillation of seventy five