1994
First Published
4.16
Average Rating
314
Number of Pages
Examines the past and present of the Eastern European borderlands, now emerging from Soviet rule, describing the rich variety of cultures, religions, and national aspirations of the area's inhabitants as they attempt to construct a future based on ancient ancestral legacies.
Avg Rating
4.16
Number of Ratings
896
5 STARS
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4 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author
Anne Applebaum
Author · 12 books
Anne Elizabeth Applebaum is a Polish-American journalist and historian. She has written extensively about Marxism–Leninism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. She has worked at The Economist and The Spectator, and was a member of the editorial board of The Washington Post.
