Shows how the rise of nationalism in the former Soviet republics stripped the Communist Party of legitimacy and led inevitably to the revolution of 1991. D'Encausse does not see nationalism as a sinister phenomenon, arguing instead that it is the only means for Soviet society to renew itself.
- ISBN10 0465098185
- ISBN13 9780465098187
- Publish Date 28 February 1994 (first published 8 December 1992)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 June 1996
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Basic Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304
- Language English