The Russians

ISBN: 9780345317469

出版社: Ballantine Books

出版年: 1984-8-12

页数: 527

定价: USD 6.99

装帧: Mass Market Paperback

内容简介

An Undisputed Classic, November 20, 2000

By Maximillian Ben Hanan (Sacramento, California, USA) - See all my reviews

It's really difficult to find a better book as an introduction to contemporary history. Now that the Berlin Wall has fallen, it's difficult for current generations of American university students to understand what Communism was like. Even current generations of Russian immigrants have difficulty remembering Communism. This book is a link to that history that couldn't be any more brilliant. That is why Mr. Hedrick's books continues to be one of the most commonly assigned books in Russian history and politics classes. The sequel "The New Russians" is updated to reflect the fall of Communism and the current morass (2000) that Russia is in now. Anykind of popular story or joke that I heard then was captured in this book. The best thing about the book is that Mr. Headrick wrote in a way that could be understood by the average American (meaning even my students could understand this book!). If you don't have much of a feel for what life was like in Russia when it was the USSR, then the "Russians" is your ticket to both understanding and getting a feel for life under Communism.

作者简介

作者曾于1971——1974年任《纽约时报》驻莫斯科分社社长，现任《纽约时报》国内版副编辑。作者利用新闻记者的身份，到过苏联城乡很多地方采访，同各阶层人士有过广泛接触，《俄国人》就是根据他在苏联耳闻目睹的亲身经历写成的。

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