Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-170) and index.
Series Foreword / Randall M. Miller -- The Collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union Explained. 1. Narrative Overview. 2. The Evolution of Perestroika. 3. The Brezhnev Doctrine and the Afghan War. 4. Nationalism and the End of the Soviet Empire. 5. Russia after the Collapse of Communism -- Biographies of the Collapse of Communism -- Primary Documents of the Collapse of Communism