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After the Soviet Union: From Empire to Nations (American Assembly Series) (2nd Edition) by Timothy J. Colton (Editor), Robert H. (Editor) Legvold Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1992 ISBN-10: 0-393-96359-4 / 0393963594 ISBN-13: 978-0-393-96359-5 / 9780393963595 The failed coup by Communist hardliners in Moscow in August 1991 marked the inevitable disintegration of the Soviet Union. No single event since the end of World War II will have more far-reaching effects. The power struggles now underway in the fifteen successor republics raise the specter of chaos |