description: Part One Of Two Parts In the tradition of John Reed's classic TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD, this Pulitzer Prize winning account of the collapse of the Soviet Union combines the global vision of the best historical scholarship with the immediacy of eyewitness journalism. Written when the euphoria that followed the coup that brought Yeltsin to power had faded and before the despair set in, this book chronicles the last days of one of the cruelest regimes in human history. Having lived in Moscow and traveled throughout the republics of the last empire, Remnick is convinced that there will be no return to the past. A book of history and of hope, this gripping first reading of events is invaluable for understanding the always-influential Russia.
title: Lenin's Tomb
titlecomplete: Lenin's Tomb
genres: Soviet Union, Historical, Russian History, History, Russia, European History, World History, Journalism, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 4755
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: General Nonfiction, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Helen Bernstein Book Award
category: Excellence in Journalism, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Books on Tape