num_pages: 236
description: Raymond Pearson describes and explains the creation, maintenance and eventual demise of the Soviet regime across post-1945 Eastern Europe, setting the so-called 'Soviet Empire' within the broader context of global imperialism and decolonisation.
language: English
title: The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire
titlecomplete: The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire (Studies in Contemporary History)
genres: Russia
ratings_count: 11
publisher: Palgrave HE UK