© Columbia University Press
Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War
June, 2009
Cloth, 328 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-14896-2
$28.50
/ £19.50
"Cohen offers us a lesson, and a solution that is at once simple and of
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"A clearheaded yet impassioned plea to set on its proper track a relationship that is essential to global order in the twenty-first century." — William W. Finan Jr., Current History
"Stephen F. Cohen is far and away the most original, creative, informed, and insightful observer writing on Russian affairs today. A pioneering historian and a fine political scientist and journalist with a tireless commitment to ferreting out elusive evidence, Cohen has had extensive, first-hand experience in both Soviet and post-Soviet Russia, close contacts among contemporary Russian leaders, and a unique following among Russian intellectuals. Known for his bold, independent, passionately held, and often provocative ideas, he is respected even by many who strongly disagree with him. Cohen writes with clarity, elegance, and power." — Alexander Rabinowitch, author of The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd
"Stephen F. Cohen is one of our most astute historians of both the Soviet Union and Russia. Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives once again demonstrates his encyclopedic grasp of his subject, his knack for original archival research, his deep wisdom, and an unerring ability to make difficult concepts intelligible. This book is a brilliant and probing analysis of U.S. relations with the Kremlin from Stalin to Putin. Read it!" — Douglas Brinkley, author of The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
"Stephen F. Cohen is one of those writers who keeps real history visible while making striking and controversial policy arguments. This masterly investigation of 'lost opportunities' is necessary background for understanding Russia and the world today, giving us an opportunity for essential historical and political debate. Critics will challenge him, but Cohen is likely to emerge triumphant." — Robert Conquest, author of The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine
"A brilliant and important book. Stephen Cohen is one of the world's foremost thinkers about Russia—its past, present and future." — Dan Rather, Global Correspondent and Managing Editor, Dan Rather Reports, HDNet