Eight Pieces of Empire: A 20-Year Journey Through the Soviet Collapse

By Lawrence Scott Sheets

Book Overview

A two-decade journey, panoramic in scope yet intimate in detail, through the hopes, sorrows, and conflagrations of an unraveled empire and the people living in it. "Eight Pieces of Empire" draws readers into the people, politics, and day-to-day life in the region, painting a vivid portrait of a tumultuous time. 320 pp.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307395820
• ISBN13: 9780307395825
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.3"