Moscow, December 25, 1991
Subtitle: the last day of the Soviet Union
By: Conor O'Clery
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781586487966; 9781610390125
Subjects: Politics and government; Social conditions; Biography; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Russian/Soviet dramatis personae; title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: December 25 : Before the dawn; title: December 25 : Sunrise; title: Hiring the bulldozer; title: December 25 : Morning; title: The storming of Moscow; title: December 25 : Midmorning; title: A bucket full of filth; title: December 25 : Late morning; title: Back from the dead; title: December 25 : Midday; title: Knee deep in kerosene; title: December 25 : Early afternoon; title: Dictatorship on the offensive; title: December 25 : Midafternoon; title: Hijacking Barbara Bush; title: December 25 : Late afternoon; title: Perfidiousness, lawlessness, and infamy; title: December 25 : Dusk; title: Things fall apart; title: December 25 : Early evening; title: The center cannot hold; title: December 25 : Evening; title: The deal in the Walnut Room; title: December 25 : Late evening; title: December 25 : Night; title: December 25 : Late night; title: December 26 : The day after; title: December 27 : Triumph of the plunderers; title: The integrity of the quarrel