Utopia in power : the history of the Soviet Union from 1917 to the present /
by Mikhail Heller and Aleksandr Nekrich ; translated from the Russian by Phyllis B. Carlos.
- New York : Summit Books, c1986.
- 877 p. : 25 cm.
Translation of: UtopiiIÌÅa u vlasti / Mikhail Geller, Aleksandr Nekrich.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 820-845) and index.
Before October 1917 -- From the realm of necessity to the realm of freedom, 1918-1920 -- The search for a "general line," 1921-1925 -- In pursuit of conflict, 1926-1928 -- The great rupture, 1929-1934 -- Socialism "Achieved and won," 1935-1938 -- On the brink, 1939-1941 -- The war, 1941-1945 -- The twilight of the Stalin era, 1945-1953 -- Confusion and hope, 1953-1964 -- "Real socialism": The Brezhnev era, 1965-1982 -- After Brezhnev, 1982-1985.