books.google.com - The fall of the Soviet Union was one of the most dramatic events of this century. It was also one of the most surprising. Perhaps because many Sovietologists neglected its status as an empire, most Americans were taken completely by surprise when the USSR began its precipitous collapse under Mikhail...http://books.google.com/books/about/Russian_imperialism.html?id=Lvjw9K8zRwIC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareRussian imperialism
