Esta obra analiza la fascinante historia del auge y la decadencia de un imperio que, en el siglo xx, fue capaz de emerger de sus cenizas. Una nueva Rusia que naci� casi por accidente y se disolvi� de forma inesperada. M�s de cien a�os despu�s de la Revoluci�n Rusa, la tumultuosa historia de la Uni�n Sovi�tica sigue resultando fascinante e influyendo, adem�s, en la pol�tica mundial. Fitzpatrick nos resume como nadie los m�s importantes hechos que modelaron esta naci�n. Una puerta de entrada a una historia arrolladora que, sin dejar de lado el rigor, est� aderezada con inteligentes dosis de humor negro.
"Si fuera estalinista dir�a que quienes ignoren este libro merecen, si no ir al gulag, s� al menos uno o dos a�os de dura reeducaci�n", Slavoj Zizek
"Esta obra es una oportunidad para acercarse a una historia de la Uni�n Sovi�tica con m�s matices que la consabida versi�n que incide en la Guerra Fr�a, las colas del pan y los gulags", Kurt Johnson, The Saturday Age
"Sobradamente autorizada, esta Breve historia de la Uni�n Sovi�tica resulta enormemente actual al apuntar las diversas formas posibles de su evoluci�n", suplemento literario de The Times.
This work delves into the fascinating history of the rise and fall of an empire that, in the 20th century, managed to rise from its ashes--a new Russia that was born almost by accident and dissolved unexpectedly. More than a hundred years after the Russian Revolution, the tumultuous history of the Soviet Union remains captivating and continues to influence global politics. Fitzpatrick distills the most important events that shaped this nation like no one else can. It is a gateway into a gripping story that, while maintaining scholarly rigor, is also seasoned with sharp doses of dark humor.
"If I were a Stalinist, I'd say anyone who ignores this book deserves, if not a trip to the gulag, at least one or two years of hard reeducation." --Slavoj Zizek
"This work is a chance to explore a more nuanced history of the Soviet Union than the usual narrative focused on the Cold War, bread lines, and gulags." --Kurt Johnson, The Saturday Age
"Thoroughly authoritative, this Brief History of the Soviet Union is strikingly relevant today as it explores the many potential paths its evolution could have taken." --The Times Literary Supplement
Sheila Fitzpatrick es profesora honoraria en la University of Sydney y profesora emérita de la University of Chicago, donde impartió clases sobre historia soviética y ayudó a consolidar esta materia como disciplina autónoma. Con una amplia producción de obras sobre la historia de la Rusia moderna, varios de sus libros han obtenido prestigiosos galardones.
Sheila Fitzpatrick is an honorary professor at the University of Sydney and emeritus professor at the University of Chicago, where she taught Soviet history and helped establish it as a distinct academic discipline. With an extensive body of work on the history of modern Russia, several of her books have received prestigious awards.
