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A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev (The New Cold War History) (1st Edition) by Vladislav Martinovič Zubok Hardcover, 488 Pages, Published 2007 ISBN-10: 0-8078-3098-4 / 0807830984 ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-3098-7 / 9780807830987 Western interpretations of the Cold War--both realist and neoconservative--have erred by exaggerating either the Kremlin's pragmatism or its aggressiveness, argues Vladislav Zubok. Explaining the interests, aspirations, illusions, fears, and misperceptions of the Kremlin leaders and Soviet elites, Z |