Author:
Pleshakov, Konstantin.
Edition Statement:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2009.
Description289 p.; 24 cm.
Note:pt. 1. 1942-1979 -- War brings license : 1942-1948 -- Communism rises and shines : 1949-1977 -- Pope arms 150 divisions : 1978-1979 -- pt. 2. 1980-1988 -- Working class strikes : 1980-1981 -- Revolution winters : 1982-1988 -- pt. 3. 1989 -- Polish disease spreads : June-September -- The wall opens up, the magic theater raises curtain : October-November -- Gorbachev stumbles, Ceausescu falls : December -- Epilogue.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.