{"product_id":"the-dark-side-of-the-earth-how-the-soviet-union-collapsed-but-remained-a-times-book-of-the-year","title":"The Dark Side of the Earth: How the Soviet Union Collapsed but Remained - A Times Book of the Year","description":"DESCRIPTION : \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tells the story with a mordant eye, weaving together the disintegration of Mikhail Gorbachev's reformist ambitions, the implosion of the Soviet economy and the plight of ordinary people'\u003cbr\u003eDOMINIC SANDBROOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Savage, comic and tragic . . . Brilliant' JOHN CRACE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho won the Cold War? All my life I thought I knew the answer . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1961, the Soviet Union put the first man into space. By 1991, it had disappeared. How could just a single generation separate the apex of a civilisation from its collapse? And what remained stirring in its ruins?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough the lives of that last generation, renowned Kremlin critic Mikhail Zygar reveals the truth about how everything came crashing down. A tale of epic hubris, told with jaw-dropping candour via the memories of its protagonists and victims, this is a masterpiece of narrative history, essential for understanding modern Russia. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is history as it should be: written like a novel and brimming with moral urgency. Extraordinary' \u003cbr\u003eIAN DUNT \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Pointed, novel, and profoundly relevant'\u003ci\u003e FOREIGN POLICY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most thoughtful Russian writers of our time . . . You may think you know how it all ends, but still, you simply can't put it down'\u003cbr\u003eYULIA NAVALNAYA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS : \u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eISBN : 9781399609067 \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eBY (AUTHOR) Zygar, Mikhail \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLISHER : Orion Publishing Co  \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLICATION DATE : November 12, 2026 \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCOUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIMPRINT : Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLANGUAGE : English \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAGE : Tertiary Education \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003ePRODUCT FORM : Paperback \/ softback \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003eDIMENSION : 198 mm x 129 mm \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT CATEGORY :\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/History-Archaeology\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Archaeology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Society-Social-Sciences\"\u003eSociety \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zygar, Mikhail","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50174366187797,"sku":"9781399609067","price":182.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/7087\/3174\/files\/9781399609067.jpg?v=1789453595","url":"https:\/\/bookazine.com.hk\/products\/the-dark-side-of-the-earth-how-the-soviet-union-collapsed-but-remained-a-times-book-of-the-year","provider":"Bookazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}