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Victor Sebestyen: Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire

Скачать книгу (размер 2 294 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 451) Аннотация: For more than 40 years after the Second World War the Iron Curtain divided Europe physically, with 300 km of walls and barbed wire fences; ideologically, between communism and capitalism; psychologically, between people imprisoned under totalitarian dictatorships and their neighbours enjoying democratic freedoms; and militarily, by two mighty, distrustful power blocs, still fighting the cold war.…

Victor Sebestyen: Twelve Days: Revolution 1956: How the Hungarians Tried to Topple Their Soviet Masters

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: The Hungarian Revolution in 1956 is a story of extraordinary bravery in a fight for freedom, and of ruthless cruelty in suppressing a popular dream. A small nation, its people armed with a few rifles and petrol bombs, had the will and courage to rise up against one of the world's superpowers. The determination of the Hungarians to resist the Russians astonished the West. People of all kinds,…