Armageddon Averted: The Soviet Collapse, 1970–2000 (Stephen Kotkin)
The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)
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Unforeseen Quiet Collapse
The book discusses the unexpected and quiet dissolution of the Soviet Union, which caught many by surprise as analysts had not anticipated the extent of the Soviet problems nor that a police state would dissolve peacefully. The period starting from the 1970s saw the West facing challenges like oil price shocks and an aging industrial base but effectively managed to transform and adapt.
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